- Title Pages
- Frontispiece
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Editorial Note
-
1 A Recommendation for Quiet Sitting -
2 Zen and Meditation -
3 On Satori—The Revelation of a New Truth in Zen Buddhism -
4 The Secret Message of Bodhidharma, or The Content of Zen Experience -
5 Life of Prayer and Gratitude -
6 Dōgen, Hakuin, Bankei: Three Types of Thought in Japanese Zen -
7 Unmon on Time -
8 The Morning Glory -
9 The Role of Nature in Zen Buddhism -
10 The Awakening of a New Consciousness in Zen -
11 The Koan and The Five Steps -
12 Self the Unattainable -
13 Zen and Psychiatry -
14 Early Memories - Glossary of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Terms
- Bibliography
- Index
Self the Unattainable
Self the Unattainable
- Chapter:
- (p.189) 12 Self the Unattainable
- Source:
- Selected Works of D.T. Suzuki, Volume I
- Author(s):
Daisetsu Teitaro Suzuki
, Richard M. Jaffe- Publisher:
- University of California Press
In this brief, never-published afterword to an anthology of his writings, D. T. Suzuki summarizes the nature of Zen practice. He also sets out a plan to lay the foundation for the practice of Zen outside Japan, including a list of important Zen texts essential for understanding the tradition fully.
Keywords: Zen Buddhism, Chan Buddhism, Goroku, Yulu
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- Title Pages
- Frontispiece
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Editorial Note
-
1 A Recommendation for Quiet Sitting -
2 Zen and Meditation -
3 On Satori—The Revelation of a New Truth in Zen Buddhism -
4 The Secret Message of Bodhidharma, or The Content of Zen Experience -
5 Life of Prayer and Gratitude -
6 Dōgen, Hakuin, Bankei: Three Types of Thought in Japanese Zen -
7 Unmon on Time -
8 The Morning Glory -
9 The Role of Nature in Zen Buddhism -
10 The Awakening of a New Consciousness in Zen -
11 The Koan and The Five Steps -
12 Self the Unattainable -
13 Zen and Psychiatry -
14 Early Memories - Glossary of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Terms
- Bibliography
- Index