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THE METHOD OF ZEN

EUGEN HERRIGEL

Edited by Hermann Tausend

Translated by R.F.C. Hull

PUBLISHER’S NOTE

Eugen Herrigel, a German professor who taught philosophy at the University of Tokyo between the wars, is one of the Westerners who has penetrated deeply and personally into the theory and practice of Zen Buddhism. In endeavoring to become a Zen mystic, he subjected himself to the rigorous discipline of training with a Zen master for six years. An account of this experience is given in his now classic little book, Zen in the Art of Archery.

Professor Herrigel died in 1955. Among his papers were found voluminous notes on various aspects of Zen. These have been selected and edited by Hermann Tausend, in collaboration with Mrs. Gusty Herrigel, the author’s wife, and were published in German under the title Der Zen-Weg. The English version has been revise and edited by R.F.C.Hull and Alm W. Watts.

CONTENTS

Introductory: The way to Zen Buddhism

Zen and the classic methods of meditation

Zen contrasted with European mysticism

Zen as it appears to Western eyes

Training in Zen Buddhist monasteries

Breathing exercices

The Koan

Satori

Further Koan meditations

How the Master sees whether the pupil has Satori

Remarks on Japanese acting

Transformation of the pupil by Satori

Zen painting

Satori in poetry

Speculation on the basis of Satori

The role of thought in Zen

Zen in practical life

Zen priests

The center of being

Man’s fall and fulfillment

Higher stages of meditation

Enlightenment, rebirth, Buddha nature

Communication with the whole of being

The art of Compassion

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