Essential Zen

Tanahashi & Schneider present many of the classic writings regarded as essentialÓ in the East Asian Zen traditions along with a vibrant assortment of American Zen stories, poems, & teachings that reflect the present flowering of Zen in the West. At turns spare, elegant, witty, deeply serious, & marvelously humorous, these are reflections on everything from practical meditation techniques & the tasks of daily life to death, the environment, & activism. Including a history of Zen & its practices, this is a wonderfully lucid & comprehensive venture into the enduring, evolving, & essential heart of Zen. Illustrated.Tanahashi, Kazuaki is the author of 'Essential Zen', published 1999 under ISBN 9780788167645 and ISBN 0788167642.