Philip Kapleau

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August 12, 1912 in New Haven, The United States

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May 06, 2004

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Religion & Spirituality

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A teacher of Zen Buddhism in the Sanbo Kyodan tradition, a blending of Japanese Soto and Rinzai schools.

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Average rating: 4.01 · 1,098 ratings · 58 reviews · 12 distinct works

	The Three Pillars of Zen: Teaching, Practice, and Enlightenment by Philip Kapleau, Roshi Philip Kapleau 4.03 avg rating — 949 ratings — published 1965 — 10 editions	My rating:
	Contemporary Zen Classics: The 3 Pillars of Zen, Zen Mind, Beginners Mind, Zen Fresh, Zen Bones 4.00 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1998	My rating:
	The Zen of Living and Dying: A Practical and Spiritual Guide 3.81 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1998	My rating:
	Zen: Merging of East and West 3.79 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1989	My rating:
	Awakening to Zen: The Teachings of Roshi Philip Kapleau 3.82 avg rating — 17 ratings — 4 editions	My rating:
	To Cherish All Life: A Buddhist Case for Becoming Vegetarian 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1982 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Straight to the Heart of Zen: Eleven Classic Koans and Their Innner Meanings 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2001	My rating:
	The Wheel of Death 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — 4 editions	My rating:
	A Buddhist Case For Vegetarianism 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1983	My rating:
	Zen: Dawn in the West 3.81 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1979 — 2 editions	My rating:

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“You must realize that no matter how intently you count your breaths you will still perceive what is in your line of vision, since your eyes are open, and you will hear the normal sounds about you, as your ears are not plugged. And since your brain likewise is not asleep, various thought forms will dart about your mind. Now, they will not hamper or diminish the effectiveness of zazen unless, evaluating them as "good", you cling to them or, deciding they are "bad", you try to check or eliminate them.”
― Philip Kapleau, The Three Pillars of Zen: Teaching, Practice, and Enlightenment

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“The truth is that everything is One, and this of course is not a numerical one.”
― Philip Kapleau

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“If you fall into poverty, live that way without grumbling - then your poverty will not burden you. Likewise, if you are rich, live with your riches. All this is the functioning of Buddha-nature. In short, Buddha-nature has the quality of infinite adaptability.”
― Philip Kapleau, The Three Pillars of Zen: Teaching, Practice, and Enlightenment

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