Like a Dream, Like a Fantasy : The Zen Writings and Translations of Nyogen Senzaki

by Senzaki, Nyogen; Shimano, Eido T.; Nakagawa, Soen

• ISBN13: 9780861712809
• ISBN10: 0861712803
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-08-31
• Publisher: Wisdom Publications

Summary

Just as D.T. Suzuki introduced the West to Zen philosophy, Nyogen Senzaki helped introduce it to Zen practice, becoming the first great Japanese meditation master to fully immerse himself in the everyday life of America. Like a Dream, Like a Fantasy collects many of his talks, essays, and poetry into one fascinating volume that offers an intimate, in-depth look at one ofWestern Zen's earliest pioneers.

Author Biography

Nyogen Senzaki, a colleague of Dr. D.T. Suzuki, was one of the first Zen masters to come from Japan to the United States. He founded the first Zen organizations in the new world, in California. He died in 1958.

Eido Shimano is a respected elder of the Zen community. He received dharma transmission from Soen Nakagawa Roshi and today serves as the abbot and spiritual teacher of two zendos, living at Dai Bosatsu Zendo in Livingston Manor, New York.

Soen Nakagawa (1907-1984) was a key figure in the transmission of Zen Buddhism to theWestern world. His students also included Robert Aitken, Philip Kapleau, and many others.
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Table of Contents

Letter to Nyogen Senzaki	ix
Introduction	1	(16)
The Zen Teachings and Translations of Nyogen Senzaki
Chinese Poems	17	(40)
On Buddha's Birthday	19	(6)
On Realization Day	25	(4)
On Nirvana Day	29	(6)
On Bodhidharma Day	35	(6)
On Soyen Shaku	41	(8)
On Various Topics	49	(8)
Translations: Selected Poems of Jakushitsu	57	(8)
Dharma Talks	65	(108)
Buddha's Words, Buddha's Mind	67	(2)
The Mentorgarten Sangha	69	(2)
Prajna	71	(2)
A Lecture on Meditation: For Beginners	73	(1)
A Thursday Night Lecture	74	(2)
Meditating in the Realization	76	(1)
American Buddhism	77	(4)
The Ten Realms and the Six Paramitas	81	(3)
Zen and American Life	84	(4)
Karma	88	(2)
Karma, Alaya, and Tathata	90	(5)
Mind and Body	95	(2)
Zen and Philosophy	97	(3)
Reminiscence	100	(1)
The Shapeless Tombstone	101	(2)
Four Ways of Accepting Dharma	103	(3)
Ageless Age	106	(4)
The Meaning of Sesshin	110	(2)
The Three Treasures	112	(4)
An Evening of Zen with Dr. D. T. Suzuki	116	(2)
Three Pictured Fans	118	(4)
Book of Equanimity, Chapter Three: Prajnadhara Recites His Sutra	122	(4)
Esoteric Buddhism	126	(6)
The Diamond Sutra	132	(4)
Ripe, Unripe Fruit	136	(3)
Buddha's Birthday Celebration	139	(5)
In This Lifetime	144	(2)
A Morning Talk	146	(3)
On Nirvana Day (I)	149	(4)
On Nirvana Day (II)	153	(2)
Dharmakaya	155	(4)
Commemoration of Buddha's Realization	159	(3)
Have a Cup of Tea	162	(3)
Nyogen Senzaki's Prayer	165	(1)
My Last Words	166	(3)
Remarks Made at the Funeral of Nyogen Senzaki	169	(4)
Glossary	173	(26)
Notes	199