The Beginner's Guide to Zen Buddhism
1st Edition
Published on 18. December 2007
208 pages
978-0-307-42182-1 (ISBN)
Description
Here is a comprehensive introduction to Zen Buddhism for those who don't know how or where to begin, nor what to expect once they have started practicing. It includes the fundamentals of meditation practice (posture, technique, clothing), descriptions of the basic teachings and major texts, the teacher-student relationship, and what you will find when you visit a zendo, plus a history of Zen from the founding of Buddhism to its major schools in the West. In addition to answering the most frequently asked questions, it offers a listing of American Zen centers and resources, an annotated bibliography, and a glossary.
Jean Smith's enormously practical approach ensures that The Beginner's Guide to Zen Buddhism will become the book teachers and students alike will recommend.
Jean Smith's enormously practical approach ensures that The Beginner's Guide to Zen Buddhism will become the book teachers and students alike will recommend.
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Jean Smith is the editor of four well-established and much-admired collections of Buddhist teachings -- Breath Sweeps Mind, Everyday Mind, Radiant Mind, and 365 Zen. She divides her time between New York City and the Adirondack Mountains.
Content
- Intro
- TITLE PAGE
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- DEDICATION
- PREFACE
- CHAPTER 1
- THE SEARCH FOR " ZEN "
- WHY CHOOSE ZEN?
- THE BENEFITS OF PRACTICE
- CHAPTER 2
- POSTURE AND CLOTHING
- BEGINNING ZAZEN
- THE DROPPING AWAY OF BODY AND MIND
- A DAILY PRACTICE
- KOAN STUDY
- SHIKANTAZA
- CHAPTER 3
- WHAT KIND OF ZENDO?
- VISITING A ZENDO
- SERVICES AND RITUALS
- SESSHIN
- CHAPTER 4
- SANGHA
- ZEN TEACHERS
- CHAPTER 5
- PARTICIPATING IN THE BUDDHA'S LIFE
- REVOLUTIONARY TEACHINGS
- THE 2,500-YEAR JOURNEY
- CHAPTER 6
- THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS
- THE BODHISATTVA PRECEPTS
- THE THREE TREASURES
- THE THREE PURE PRECEPTS
- KARMA
- NONDUALITY
- EMPTINESS
- BUDDHA-MIND
- ENLIGHTENMENT
- CHAPTER 7
- SUTRAS
- THE FOUR VOWS
- GATHAS
- CHAPTER 8
- CHAPTER 9
- CHAPTER 10
- BOOKS
- CHAPTER 11
- SELECTED GLOSSARY OF TERMS IN ZEN BUDDHISM
- ZEN CENTERS
- OTHER RESOURCES
- OTHER BELL TOWER BOOKS
- ABOUT THE AUTHOR
- ALSO BY JEAN SMITH
- COPYRIGHT PAGE
