Zen Meditation

by Low, Albert

• ISBN13: 9780804832113
• ISBN10: 0804832110
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-05-15
• Publisher: Tuttle Pub

Summary

Updated & with a new preface, Low's classic Invitation to Practice Zen returns as the perfect introduction to Zen meditation.

Author Biography

Albert Low, a resident of Montreal, Canada, and director of the Montreal Zen Center, studied and received dharma transmission under the guidance of Roshi Philip Kapleau. Having written and lectured extensively on Zen and meditation practices, he is the author of Zen and the Sutras, To Know Yourself, and The Iron Cow of Zen.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	9	(2)
Introduction	11	(8)
Part I Orientation
What Is Buddhism?	19	(12)
Buddha Means Awakened One	19	(1)
Buddhism and Shakyamuni	20	(5)
The Meaning of This Story	25	(1)
The Four Noble Truths	26	(5)
The Meaning of Zen	31	(8)
Zen, Chan, and Dhyana	31	(1)
Beyond the Opposites	32	(7)
The Importance of Practice	39	(8)
All Beings Are Buddha, So Why Need We Meditate?	39	(6)
The Difficulty of Meditation	45	(2)
Ingredients of Practice	47	(16)
Zazen	47	(7)
Faith, Doubt, and Perseverance	54	(9)
Part II Practice
Beginning to Practice	63	(34)
Posture	63	(17)
Practice	80	(12)
The Mechanics of Zazen	92	(5)
Zen in Everyday Life	97	(18)
Zazen As an End and As a Means	97	(1)
Mindfulness at All Times	98	(3)
Mistaken Beliefs	101	(8)
The Inner Monologue	109	(1)
The Way of the Warrior	110	(5)
Practice at a Center	115	(32)
The Importance of Guidance	115	(5)
Life at a Center	120	(3)
The Discipline of Sesshin	123	(3)
Koan Practice	126	(2)
Makyo	128	(3)
Chanting	131	(16)
Answers to Common Questions	147