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by A. V. Grimstone (Translator); Katsuki Sekida

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This pioneering guide to zazen--Zen-style seated meditation--provides practical instructions on how to begin or elevate your practice and progress along the Zen path

Zen Training is a comprehensive handbook for zazen, seated meditation practice, and an authoritative presentation of the Zen path. The book marked a turning point in Zen literature in its critical reevaluation of the enlightenment experience, which the author believes has often been emphasized at the expense of other important aspects of Zen training. In addition, Zen Training goes beyond the first flashes of enlightenment to explore how one lives as well as trains in Zen. The author also draws many significant parallels between Zen and Western philosophy and psychology, comparing traditional Zen concepts with the theories of being and cognition of such thinkers as Heidegger and Husserl.

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  • Title Zen Training: Methods and Philosophy
  • Author A. V. Grimstone (Translator); Katsuki Sekida
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: first
  • Pages 264
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Shambhala Classics, Boston
  • Publication date September 13, 2005
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9781590302835 / 1590302834
  • Weight 0.83 lbs (0.38 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.14 x 6.04 x 0.71 in (23.22 x 15.34 x 1.80 cm)
  • Reading level 1120
  • Themes
    • Religious Orientation: Buddhist
  • Category Religion - World Religions
  • Library of Congress subjects Zen Buddhism - Doctrines, Meditation - Zen Buddhism
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2005048965
  • Dewey Decimal Code 294.344

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"Written by a lay teacher with 60 years of experience in zazan, this book provides everyone from absolute beginner to experienced student with detailed, progressive information and discussion on breathing, posture, distraction, actions of mind, physiology, mood, laughter, kensho, and samadhi."—Library Journal



"An extraordinarily important book. It should be on the shelves of all libraries."—Choice



"[Sekida's] approach is radical in its attempt to define Zen practice in terms of Western physiology and phenomenology."—New Age Journal

"This book is a valuable work. Though physiologically technical, it remains personal and practical, focusing on the actual experience of zazen practice. Ultimately, however, it is the concentrated and serious spirit of the book that most tellingly establishes its value to those interested in Zen."—Philip Kapleau

About the author

Katsuki Sekida (1893-1987) was by profession a high school teacher of English until his retirement in 1945. Zen, nevertheless, was his lifelong preoccupation. He began his Zen practice in 1915 and trained at Empuku-ji in Kyoto and Ryutaki-ji in Mishima, Shizuoka Prefecture. He taught at the Honolulu Zendo and Maui Zendo from 1963 to 1970 and at the London Zen Society from 1970 to 1972.
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