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Practical Zen: Meditation and Beyond
Julian Daizan Skinner
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Description for Practical Zen: Meditation and Beyond
Paperback. Using a system established by the ancestors of the Rinzai tradition of Zen, this book presents specific meditation practices in a practical and engaging way that will enable readers to live a grounded, strong, energetic life. Num Pages: 224 pages, 14 black & white. BIC Classification: HREZ; VXM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848193635
SKU
V9781848193635
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-4
About Julian Daizan Skinner
Beginning full-time monastic Zen in 1989, Julian Daizan Skinner has practiced and received Dharma transmission in the Soto and Rinzai traditions and been named successor of Zen Master Miyamae Shinzan, founder of The Zendo Kyodan Lineage. For more information, visit zenways.org.
Reviews for Practical Zen: Meditation and Beyond
So far, I have found the guide to practice incredibly clear and the skills and practice itself incredibly useful. It is very difficult sometimes to quiet the mind, and other times a little easier. It is still early days but I intend to continue and ultimately find a teacher once I feel I have developed a solid basis. If you ... Read more