On Zen Practice: Body, Breath, and Mind

On Zen Practice: Body, Breath, and Mind

This updated landmark volume makes available for the first time in decades the teachings that were formative to a whole generation of American Zen teachers and students. Conceived as an overarching primer on the practice of Zen, chapters in this volume address every aspect of practice: beginning practice, shikantaza, chanting, sesshin, working with Mu, and the nature of koans.<BR> <BR>In the intervening years since the publication of the earlier edition, countless books have appeared on Zen. Few, if any, have approached the strengths of <i>On Zen Practice</i> as a reference or teaching tool, and the book retains a lively, immediate quality that will appeal to today's readers.