Zen(ISBN=9780385261043)

It strikes new ground by presenting Zen practice in a thoroughly Western milieu...Weighty matters are dealt with so entertainingly that it is hard to put the book down--John Blofeld
"Taken either for itself or as a companion to Kapleau's classic The Three Pillars of Zen, this is an excellent introduction."--Library Journal
"Kapleau goes into many areas of Zen little explored in Western writings, areas that both perplex and titillate Western students--. His comments and expositions are incisive, humorous, and well illustrated with personal anecdotes and amusing stories."--Re-Vision
"An important contribution to our understanding of Zen in the Western world, where it is now becoming a steadily growing spiritual force."--Lama Govinda, author of Foundations of Tibetan Mysticism and A Living Buddhism for the West -- Review

Here, Roshi Kapleau addresses how Westerners can adapt and practice Zen.

Roshi Philip Kapleau, founder of the Rochester Zen Center, has studied and taught Zen for more than 50 years, after first encountering Zen Buddhism while a reporter at the war crimes trials in Japan in 1946. While there he met D. T. Suzuki and in 1950 began to study Buddhist philosophy, completing over sixteen years of study and practice in both Japan and America. Roshi Kapleau lives in Rochester.

List of Illustrations
Foreword by Albert Low
Preface
Introduction
PART ONE  FLASHES OF ZEN
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THE DIALOGUES
1 Where Did Zen Originate--in India, China, or Japan?
2 If I Speak of Zen, It Won't Be Zen I'm Speaking Of
3 Why Do Zen Masters Answer in a Snotty'Ibne?
4  If Americans Spend Their Time Meditating, EnergeticSocieties Will Outproduce and Even "Bnry" Us
5  Zcn and Psychotherapy~Are They Compatible?
6  How Do the Psychophysical Therapies and Zen Differ?
7  Is It Wise to Combine Hatha Yoga or Tai Chi orKarate with Zen?
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