What Is Zen? : Plain Talk for a Beginner's Mind - Susan Moon

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What Is Zen?

Plain Talk for a Beginner's Mind

By: Susan Moon, Norman Fischer

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Paperback | 9 February 2016

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208 Pages

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1.5 x 14.1 x 21.5

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An accessible and enjoyable introduction to Zen Buddhist practice--in a reader-friendly question-and-answer format--by two highly regarded teacher-writers.

An thorough introduction to Zen Buddhist practice-in a reader-friendly question-and-answer format-by two highly regarded teacher-writers

This unique introduction to Zen teaching and practice is structured as a Q&A, making it a most useful reference for new and seasoned practitioners to look things up. The questioner (Susan Moon) and the answerer (Norman Fischer) are Buddhist teachers and old friends, each with a unique gift for articulation. Their friendly conversation covers not only the basics of Zen Buddhism but a range of issues unique to Zen in America in the twenty-first century, including-

. What is zazen and how do you do it?
.Where did Zen start and where did it come from?
.Will I have an enlightenment experience?
.What is the law of karma in a nutshell?
.What do Zen Buddhists say about rebirth?
.How do you recognize a good, solid Zen teacher?

Moon and Fischer's conversations are both humorous and informative, providing a good basic education in Zen-not only the history, theory, and practice but also contemporary issues such as gender inequality, sexual ethics, and the tension between Asian traditions and the modern American reality.

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"This book is pure Zen, pure Norman, pure Sue, and pure poetry in spite being in the form of prose: refreshingly down-to-earth, modest, razor sharp, and subtle. Zen can't but come alive for you in the reading, and even more, in coupling your reading with practice."--Jon Kabat-Zinn

"'What is Zen?' is a perplexing question, one I'm frequently asked, and one I ask myself, again and again. Norman Fischer and Sue Moon's conversation is a wonderful, profound, affectionate, and immensely readable answer to this perplexing and ultimately unanswerable question. What Is Zen? is a book I know I'll return to again and again, whenever the question arises."--Ruth Ozeki

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