Description

eISBN : 978-0-861-71948-8Publication Date: June 10, 2005Written in a warm and easily accessible style, the book appeals to anyone with an interest in meditation, Zen, or, as is often the case today, a combination of the two. Zen Meditation in Plain English emphasizes the importance of receiving good instruction and of finding groups to practice with, yet it lays out the necessary steps to practice Zen meditation on your own. The book includes easily followed exercises to help the reader along. An excellent, practical introduction, this book represents the culmination of the search for a clear and insightful path into the philosophy and practice of Zen meditationJohn Daishin Buksbazen is a Zen priest and member of the White Plum Asanga in the lineage of Taizan Maezumi-roshi, a Dharma heir of Wendy Egyoku Nakao. Ordained as a Zen priest in 1968, Buksbazen teaches at both the Zen Center of Los Angeles and the Ocean Moon Sangha in Santa Monica. A licensed psychoanalyst, Buksbazen trains and supervises at the Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis and also does some private practice in the Santa Monica area.