false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166639523m/14571.jpg 14571 1 This accessible introduction to the philosophy and practice of Zen Buddhism includes a program of study that encompasses practically every aspect of life. The American Zen teacher John Daido Loori shows us that Zen practice should include not only meditation, the study of Zen literature and liturgy, and moral and ethical action, but should also manifest in work, artistic, and everyday activities. The Eight Gates are: Zazen, a type of meditation described as "sitting Zen" Face-to-face meetings between teacher and student Academic study of the sutras related to Zen training, other schools of Buddhism, Buddhist history, psychology, and philosophy Zen rites and rituals and their meaning The moral and ethical requirements set in the Buddhist Precepts Art practice as an extension of Zen practice Body practice as an extension of Zen practice Work as an active function of zazen Beautifully illustrated with Loori's own photographs, this edition also includes a new introduction and an updated reading list. 16597 2002 The Eight Gates of Zen: A Program of Zen Training total:32|5:10|4:11|3:10|2:1|1:0| 32 126 45 5 3 0 false false Sat Dec 27 19:28:08 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 27 19:30:08 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Sun Jan 25 15:38:38 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 15:39:01 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Fri Mar 28 06:11:15 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 28 06:15:31 -0700 2008
The chapters on the actual eight gates program were brutally uninteresting, but the remaining chapters on zazen, work practice, body practice, etc., were all greatly beneficial in a v...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Aug 07 23:02:41 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 07 23:07:31 -0700 2007 2 0 false false Mon Mar 09 09:27:01 -0700 2009 Fri May 08 07:38:04 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Nov 18 18:23:53 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 18 18:23:53 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Nov 12 11:29:53 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 12 11:29:53 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Thu Oct 29 10:28:26 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 29 10:28:26 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Oct 20 16:34:18 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 16:34:18 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Aug 01 18:41:50 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 18:41:50 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Jul 20 21:39:21 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 21:39:21 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Jun 03 18:50:25 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 18:50:25 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun May 17 16:21:20 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 16:21:38 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu May 14 06:33:30 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 06:33:30 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri May 08 13:07:39 -0700 2009 Fri May 08 13:07:39 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Apr 27 10:20:04 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 10:20:04 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Apr 22 22:38:26 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 22 22:38:26 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Apr 19 17:58:35 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 17:58:39 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Mar 28 08:33:40 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 28 08:33:40 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Mar 12 17:24:34 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 12 17:24:34 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=14571