Practical Zen: Meditation And Beyond

A simple yet profound guide to establishing a transformative and sustaining Zen meditation practice

Zen master Julian Daizan Skinner guides the reader through a sequence of meditation techniques that can safely lead even a complete novice through to advanced levels. Based on his own long experience of the Rinzai Zen tradition, as taught by the great seventeenth-century masters, Hakuin and Bankei, Daizan highlights the key points for success and addresses the pitfalls. Structured around a traditional teaching framework called 'The two wings of a bird,' Daizan clearly lays-out how these methods build and combine to create a transformative and sustaining practice.

The book contains an extremely useful section describing the experiences of western practitioners who have successfully applied this framework within the pressures of modern life. The final section features key source texts in translation, making the book a complete introduction and guide to Zen meditation. The work of a master, the book speaks at a deep level, with utmost simplicity.

SPECIFICATIONS:

Author:Julian Dysan Skinner - Джулиан Дайзан Скиннер

Publisher:Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Language:English

Publication Date:2017

Number of pages:256 pst

Format:Paperback

Width:130 mm / 5,1'

Height:196 mm / 7,7'

Weight:224 g

ISBN:9781848193635