An introduction to Zen training : a translation of Sanzen nyumon / / Omori Sogen ; introduction by Trevor Leggett ; translated by Dogen Hosokawa, Roy Yoshimoto

• Autore: OÌmori SoÌgen <1904-, >
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2011
• Edizione: 1st English ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (311 p.)
• Disciplina: 294.3/443
• Soggetto topico: Meditation - Buddhism; Zen meditations
• Altri autori: HosokawaDoÌgen LeggettTrevor YoshimotoRoy
• Note generali: "First published in 2003 by Kegan Paul International"--T.p. verso.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; An Introduction to Zen Training: A Translation of Sanzen Nyumon; Copyright; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Canon; Foreword to the English Edition; Introduction; Preface; Chapter 1. Why Do Zazen; To Know Our True Self; Now, Here and I; Chapter 2. The Aim of Zazen; Types of Zazen; Mistaken Aims; What Is Zazen?; The Four Relationships Between Sitting and Zen; Chapter 3. How to Sit in Zen Meditation; Preparation Before Sitting; Adjusting the Body; Adjusting the Breath; Adjusting the Mind; Illustrations of the Unification of Mind, Breath, and Body ; Chapter 4. Things to Pay Attention to During MeditationAdvisability of Putting Strength in the Hara; On Mitnen Mitso (No Thought and No Thinking); The Direction of Zazen; How Long Should We Sit?; Continue Training Long and Steadily; Selecting Your Teacher; On Makyo (Disturbing Conditions); How to Get to Your Feet After Sitting; Kufu in Movement-Practical Training; Zazen Without Sitting; Samadhi and Attachment; Sit Hard and Sit a Great Deal; The Rinzai Sect and the Soto Sect; Discipline and Proof; Zen Associations; Chapter 5. Physiological Effects; In Serenity Beyond Life and Death ; Dying in MeditationEvery Day a Good Day; Playing in Samadhi; Solitary Sitter: Great Sublime Peak; A Clear Wind Arising in Every Step of Our Feet; Standing Up in Response; Coming Without Any Sound; Being Unborn; Waiting in Hell; Chapter 6. Zazen Wasan (A Song of Zazen); Chapter 7. The Ten Oxherding Pictures; Epilogue; Appendices; Notes; Lineage; Glossary; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: When Buddha Said that We suffer because of our attachments, he was describing the condition in which we view the world from the perspective of our ego, that part of us that sags fundamentally we are each individual, apart from all that surrounds us. Buddhism in general is a religion that leads to a deeper perspective, that all existence is part of the Whole. While many people find that a meaningful belief, Zen Buddhism takes a slightly different position: don't believe a lofty religious ideal. All of you - flesh and blood, thoughts and emotions - can experience the Whole directly at all tim
• Titolo autorizzato: An introduction to Zen training
• ISBN: 0-203-03883-5; 1-283-83867-2; 1-136-16726-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910822605103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II