An Introduction to Zen BuddhismThe highly influential book that helped bring Eastern spiritual principles to the Western world. One of the world's leading authorities on Zen Buddhism, and a Nobel Peace Prize nominee, D. T. Suzuki was the author of more than a hundred works on the subject in both Japanese and English, and was most instrumental in bringing the teachings of Zen Buddhism to the attention of the Western world. Written in a lively, accessible, and straightforward manner, An Introduction to Zen Buddhism is illuminating for the serious student and layperson alike. Suzuki provides a complete vision of Zen, which emphasizes self-understanding and enlightenment through many systems of philosophy, psychology, and ethics. With a foreword by the renowned psychiatrist Dr. Carl Jung, this volume has been acknowledged a classic introduction to the subject. It provides, along with Suzuki's Essays in Zen Buddhism and Manual of Zen Buddhism, a framework for living a balanced and fulfilled existence through Zen. |
Contents
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Is Zen Nihilistic? | |
Illogical | |
Zen a Higher Affirmation | |
Practical | |
Satori or Acquiring a New Viewpoint | |
The Koan | |
The Meditation Hall and the Monks Life | |
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abiding absolute affirmation abstract answer asserted attained bamboo Baso Bodhidharma Buddha called China Chinese Christianity consciousness cypress-tree Dharmakaya Dhyana disciple discipline doctrine dualism dynasty emptiness enlightenment Essays in Zen everyday fact followers of Zen gained grasp Hakuin hand higher affirmation idea inner intellectual Japan Joshu koan Kyogen living logic look Mahayana means Meditation Hall metaphysical mind monastery monk asked mysticism Nansen nature negation never Nirvana Obaku object Ohasama old master once one’s ordinary pantheism philosophy practical Prajna Prajnaparamita question realize reason religion religious replied Rinzai Rinzai school Sariputra satori satori experience sense sesshin Shoju Sixth Patriarch soul spade spirit statement stick study of Zen Sunyata sutras Suzuki T'ang dynasty Tanka teachings things thought Tokusan truth of Zen Ummon unconscious understood utter Western whole words Yakusan Yeno Yisan zazen Zen Buddhism Zen literature Zen master Zen wants Zendo