Zen reflections
By: Robert Allen ; illustrated by André Sollier.
Contributors: Sollier, André.
Publisher: Michael Friedman Publishing Group; Friedman
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
Subjects: Religious life -- Zen Buddhism.; Zen Buddhism -- Doctrines.
Description: " ... thoughtful observations are interwoven with examples from Buddhist teachings and Zen masters as well as stories from everyday life"--Jacket.
Table of contents: title: Unlearning Zen; title: How to live in the present; title: Non-attachment; title: Zen and evil people; title: The pleasures of everyday chores; title: The importance of knowing yourself; title: Can we afford to be harmless?; title: Zazen; title: Sitting doing nothing; title: Buddhist fundamentalism; title: Toward a modern Zen; title: Buddhist compassion versus kindness; title: Zen and organized, established religion; title: Buddhist scriptures; title: Buddhism and tolerance; title: Zen, Buddhism, and sex; title: Letting go of yourself; title: carefully; title: Zen is what you are, not what you believe; title: How Zen drives out "religion"; title: Instant Zen : the quest for immediate spiritual gratification; title: The benefits of aging; title: The doctrine of rebirth; title: Faith, works, and grace in Zen; title: Self-help Zen.