The Three Pillars of Zen: Teaching, Practice, and EnlightenmentIn this classic work of spiritual guidance, the founder of the Rochester Zen Center presents a comprehensive overview of Zen Buddhism. Exploring the three pillars of Zen—teaching, practice, and enlightenment—Roshi Philip Kapleau, the man who founded one of the oldest and most influential Zen centers in the United States, presents a personal account of his own experiences as a student and teacher, and in so doing gives readers invaluable advice on how to develop their own practices. Revised and updated, this 35th anniversary edition features new illustrations and photographs, as well as a new afterword by Sensei Bodhin Kjolhede, who succeeded Kapleau as spiritual director of the Rochester Zen Center. A moving, eye-opening work, The Three Pillars of Zen is the definitive introduction to the history and discipline of Zen. |
Contents
YASUTANIROSHIS INTRODUCTORY LECTURES | 3 |
The Parable of Enyadatta | 62 |
YASUTANIROSHIS COMMENTARY TEISHO | 75 |
The Commentary | 82 |
YASUTANIROSHIS PRIVATE ENCOUNTERS WITH | 95 |
The Encounters | 110 |
BASSUIS DHARMA TALK ON ONEMIND | 174 |
The Talk | 180 |
EIGHT CONTEMPORARY ENLIGHTENMENT | 211 |
YAEKO IWASAKIS ENLIGHTENMENT LETTERS | 299 |
The Letters and Comments | 307 |
DOGEN ON BEINGTIME | 327 |
POSTURES | 346 |
Afterword by Bodhin Kjolhede | 389 |
Pronunciation Guide to Japanese Words | 427 |
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The Three Pillars of Zen: Teaching, Practice, and Enlightenment Roshi P. Kapleau No preview available - 1989 |
The Three Pillars of Zen: Teaching, Practice, and Enlightenment Roshi P. Kapleau No preview available - 1989 |
Common terms and phrases
answer awakening aware Bassui become begin being-time Bodhidharma Bodhisattva body breath Buddha Buddha-nature Buddhahood Buddhism chanting China Chinese concentration consciousness counting cushion death deep delusion Dharma Dharma Ancestors disciple Dogen dokusan empty enlightenment everything exhalation existence experience feel godo grasp hands hara Harada-roshi head hear Hosshin-ji human inner Japan Japanese joriki Joshu kensho kinhin koan kyosaku lecture legs living lotus Mahayana makyo meaning meditation mind monastery monks nature night one's oneself pain perceive perfect person Philip Kapleau posture practice Zen question realization Rinzai Rochester Zen Center ROSHI Ryutaku-ji satori Self-nature Self-realization sense sentient sesshin Shakyamuni Shakyamuni Buddha shikan-taza Shobogenzo sitting Six Realms Soto sect spiritual STUDENT suddenly sutras teaching temple things thoughts Three Pillars tion told true True-nature truth understand universe walking Western words Yasutani-roshi zazen Zen master Zen practice Zen teacher Zen training zendo