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ZEN PHILOSOPHY,

ZEN PRACTICE

Thich Thien-An, D. Litt

Co-published by

Dharma Publishing

Collegeof Oriental Studies

PREFACE

In the history of mankind, if there is any time when we should revise the famous saying of Kipling about the East and the West, that time is now. The saying that would result from such a revision might read: “East is East and West is West, and for the peace of mankind and the world both must understanding one another.” This mutual exchange of understanding is already in progress. While Western civilization and technology are now penetrating the East, at the same time an increasing number of people in the West are beginning to look with interest at the civilization of the East. The focus of this interest is Eastern religion, and especially those techniques of self-awareness and self-realization which form its essence. One of these forms of religious practice is Zen Buddhism, a spiritual discipline which has existed for over a thousand years in the East and which may be taken to represent the apex of Asian spirituality.

                        CONTENTS

Preface

1. The Buddha and the Origins of Zen
2. Bodhidharma : The Patriarch from the West
3. The Working Meditation of Hui-Neng
4. Three Essentials of Zen Practice
5. Karma Theory and Zen Buddhism
6. The Way of Action
7. Self-Reflection in Zen Buddhism
8. Mu
9. Three Goals of Zen
10. Non-Attachment
11. Every Day is a Good Day
12. Self-Power and Other-Power
13. One’s self and Others
14. Words and Actions

Appendix A: The Matter of Soul in Buddhism

Appendix B: The song of Zazen

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