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With this collection of Zen books in PDF format, you will have access to resources and tools to have harmony in all areas of life. Buddhism is a spiritual practice that has branched out into a diversity of other practices that have enriched it and allowed it to expand into Western geographies.
In my Introduction to Zen Buddhism (published 1934), an outline of Zen teaching is sketched, and in The Training of the Zen Monk (1934) a description of the Meditation Hall and its life is given.
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- The Art of Simple Living
- PRAISE FOR THE ART OF SIMPLE LIVING ABOUT THE AUTHOR TITLE PAGE COPYRIGHT FOREWORD PART ONE
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- First, observe yourself.
- The prescription for when there is no room in your heart
- It will refresh your mind.
- Cleaning hones the mind.
- The happiness to be found in taking your time
- TRY USING A LOUD VOICE.
- DO NOT NEGLECT YOUR MEALS.
- Time for being with your mind
- PARE DOWN YOUR BELONGINGS.
- Doing so will simplify your mind as well
- How to keep sickness away
- How to eliminate negative emotions
- The effects of sitting and thinking
- A Zen-style method to make use of your commuting time
- What does it mean to become spiritually lighter?
- A five-minute “chair zazen” during your lunch break
- The way to calm an irritable mind
- The first step toward simple living, Zen style
- GET IN TOUCH WITH NATURE.
- A little place for practicing mindfulness
- SEEK OUT THE SUNSET.
- A five-minute “bed zazen” before going to sleep
- DISCOVER ANOTHER YOU.
- Anxiety is intangible.
- A way to make work much more enjoyable
- A way of thinking that will bring forth opportunity and fortune
- When you feel as though you’re doing the wrong job
- SEEK NOT WHAT YOU LACK.
- Where ideas can be hiding
- The best way to relieve stress
- A chance to sweep the detritus from your mind
- PLANT A SINGLE FLOWER.
- Create an “upward spiral.”
- The meaning of carrying an amulet
- If you really want to satisfy your mind
- DO NOT FEAR CHANGE.
- To foster a true zest for life
- THINK WITH YOUR OWN HEAD.
- BELIEVE IN YOURSELF.
- A much easier way to meet a challenge
- What purpose does hard work serve?
- Become more down-to-earth.
- When things don’t go the way you want
- TRY CLEARING YOUR HEAD.
- ENJOY A ZEN GARDEN.
- The starting point for a contented life
- The deeper meaning of a casual phrase
- The way to convey your true intentions
- Especially when their faults are on display
- The true meaning of “once in a lifetime”
- FINE-TUNE YOUR TIMING.
- This is about compromise.
- SKILLFULLY DETACH.
- Where does the awareness of our weaknesses come from?
- The importance of reading others’ feelings
- The secret to breaking free from confusion
- HAVE FAITH.
- The things you miss when you are caught up in appearances
- Something to enhance your meals
- Where you can show up as you are
- Realizing the miracle of “being here now”
- 20 WAYS TO MAKE ANY DAY THE BEST DAY
- BE HERE NOW.
- The happiness to be found in the unremarkable
- DO NOT COVET.
- Your worries will vanish.
- The art of being prepared
- The meaning behind Zen koans
- Think with your head? Or with your body?
- What charismatic people have in common
- FREE YOURSELF FROM MONEY.
- You’ve made it this far already, haven’t you?
- MAKE EVERY PREPARATION.
- Whenever you are confused about how to live
- MAKE THE MOST OF LIFE.
- Discover your next
“Shunmyo Masuno’s simple and relevant practices land gently and with the most comforting ordinariness, like a warm breath of familiarity to us, the frazzled masses.” —Sarah Wilson, New York Times bestselling author of First, We Make the Beast Beautiful “Our mind is blazing in the new dopamine war between alarmist news and attention-hooking apps. Th...
30 ways to energize your “present self” Try making a subtle shift in your habits. Make time for emptiness Wake up fifteen minutes earlier Savor the morning air Line up your shoes when you take them off Discard what you don’t need Organize your desktop Make a delicious cup of coffee Put pen to paper with care Try using a loud voice Do not neglect yo...
Just subtle shifts in your habits and perspective. That’s all you need to live simply. You visit a temple or shrine in an ancient city, and look out at the tranquil gardens. You break a sweat climbing a mountain, and enjoy the sweeping vista from the summit. You stand before a crystal blue sea, and just stare out at the horizon. Have you experience...
Be with yourself as you are, but without haste, without impatience. In our everyday lives, do any of us have time to think about nothing? I imagine most people would say, “I don’t have a moment to spare for that.” We’re pressed for time, pressured by work and everything else in our lives. Modern life is busier than ever. All day, every day, we try ...
How being busy makes you lose heart When we are short on time, this scarcity extends to our heart as well. We automatically say, “I’m busy—I don’t have time.” When we feel this way, our mind becomes even more hectic. But are we really so busy? Aren’t we the ones who are pushing ourselves to hurry? In Japanese, the character for “busy” is written wi...
Part with old things before acquiring new ones. When things aren’t going well, we tend to think we are lacking in something. But if we want to change our current situation, we should first part with something before we look to acquire something else. This is a fundamental tenet of simple living. Discard your attachments. Let go of your assumptions....
Your desk is a mirror that reflects your inner mind. Take a look at the desks around you at the office. The people who always have tidy desktops are most likely good at their jobs. In contrast, those whose desks are always cluttered may be unsettled and have trouble focusing on their work. When things get out of order, straighten them out. When thi...
When we eliminate effort, we eliminate life’s pleasures. What do you do when you want a cup of coffee? If you’re at home, you turn on the coffeemaker. Or if you’re out, you get a cheap cup of coffee. These are both perfectly natural. But imagine a different scenario. First, you go out into the woods and collect firewood. You make a fire and boil wa...
This is a way to get yourself motivated. Speak from your belly and awaken your brain. Have you ever encountered a Zen monk chanting sutras? His voice resonates in the temple hall as he chants the sutra as an offering at full volume. And if there are several monks chanting, the intensity of their voices seems to reverberate from the very earth. Why ...
Make your meals about the eating. “Eat and drink with your whole heart.” When you eat, are you focused on the act of eating? Breakfast is something you race through as you head out the door. Lunch is taken with officemates as you talk about work. And dinner is eaten while watching television. The act of eating is all too often neglected, isn’t it? ...
For example, “All things come from nothingness”—a Zen phrase to free yourself from attachments In the old days, all Japanese homes featured an alcove called a tokonoma. A hanging scroll would be placed in the tokonoma, and people could reflect on it whenever they were home. Whether it was a favorite painting or the calligraphy of a guiding principl...
Acquire only what you need. The concept of exhausting the essence of things Among the temples in Kyoto, the rock garden at Ryoanji and the grounds at Daisenji serve as exemplary models of Zen gardens. Both are what are called dry landscape gardens, because they evoke beautiful landscapes without employing ponds or streams or other water elements. T...
The difference between simplicity and frugality The relationship between the mind and the body is like that between the chicken and the egg. If you cultivate a simplified mind-set, your body, too, will naturally become lean. Conversely, if you pay attention to your diet and strengthen your body, your mind, too, will become healthier and stronger. T...
The reason why monks go barefoot Monks go barefoot 365 days of the year. And the clothes we wear are made of very simple material. Even in the middle of winter, we dress the same way. For a novice monk, this can be quite a struggle, but once he adjusts, it becomes invigorating. Because this lifestyle naturally strengthens the body, monks rarely cat...
Improve your breathing, and your mind, too, will improve. In the Japanese word for “breathing,” kokyu, the character for “breathing out” comes before the character for “breathing in.” That is to say, the act of exhaling comes before the act of inhaling. Focus your awareness on the point below your navel—your tanden—as you slowly exhale a long, thin...
Humans are not capable of deep reflection while we are moving In Zen training, zazen is of the utmost importance. You cannot talk about Zen without zazen. We start with zazen, and we finish with zazen. That is the practice of Zen. The word Zen derives from the Sanskrit word dhyana, which means “quiet contemplation.” The act of thinking derives from...
An easy way to motivate yourself For people who work outside the home, commuting to the office can be stressful. But I like to think that a certain amount of time spent commuting can be a good thing. Imagine if your office and your home were in the same building. You might think it would be convenient, since your commute would take no time at all. ...
The moment when you suddenly leave yourself behind When sitting zazen, one mustn’t think about anything—that’s what we are told, and yet it proves to be quite challenging. In principle, you do not close your eyes when sitting zazen. Since you can see what is happening around you, you end up having thoughts about something or other, no matter how ha...
To settle your mind, first adjust your posture and your breathing. When you sit at your desk, your posture inevitably becomes stooped or hunched over. Because this is an inherently unnatural position, it affects your concentration, and you can find the slightest things irritating or fatiguing. So I have a spiritual practice for you. For five minute...
The meaning of gassho: The left hand represents you; the right represents others. There are times when we join our hands together and silently pray for someone or reflect on something. I recommend making time for this not only when you visit a grave or a religious site but in your everyday life as well. What is gassho? The right hand represents any...
The benefits of “seclusion in the city” “Mountain dwelling” is the lifestyle idealized by Japanese people. It is considered the most beautiful and is sometimes referred to as a life sequestered from the world. The famous monks Saigyo and Ryokan were known to have led such hermitic lives. Reading while listening to the sounds of birds and the rush o...
Find the happiness that is right at hand. Create a miniature garden in your mind. I once gave a lesson to a group of elementary schoolchildren for a television program. I suggested that we create miniature gardens. First I instructed the students to seek out their favorite place in the school and, once there, to try very hard to empty their minds. ...
You can sharpen your mind, no matter where you are. We monks say, “Beneath a tree, atop a rock.” You sit, alone, on top of a rock or under a tree, and quietly practice zazen. This brings you into communion with nature. You can leave behind whatever thoughts pass through your head and sit zazen with an empty mind. This is the ideal environment for p...
Be grateful for making it through another day. Find your own “sunset steps.” In a neighborhood of downtown Tokyo called Yanaka, there is a spot that is known as the “sunset steps.” These steps are not particularly unusual in and of themselves, but if you take a seat and look up at the sky at the right time, you can catch sight of a beautiful sunset...
Time to reset your mind. We all have nights when we cannot sleep, when we are troubled by unpleasant thoughts or plagued by anxieties or unable to alleviate our worries. This is the perfect time to practice zazen. The quiet practice of zazen releases in the brain the neurotransmitter serotonin, which functions as a mood stabilizer and has been show...
Find your inner protagonist. Your protagonist has boundless potential. In order to live more freely, or with more ease, Zen Buddhism teaches the importance of not labeling ourselves as “this-or-that kind of person.” Let me give you an example. There is another you within yourself. This version of you is freer than the self you think you know, and r...
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Basic Zen meditation is my own main spiritual practice. It is radically simple and easy to do. I have been doing it all of my life, and I recommend it to everyone. It makes no difference whether you are a Zen practitioner or ever intend to be one.
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Oct 11, 2022 · Traces the historical development of Zen from its beginnings in India to full blossoming in China, and demonstrates how zen practice can enhance concentration, reduce states of chronic disease, and lead to spiritual fufillment. Includes bibliographical references (pages 296-314) and index.
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WHAT IS ZEN? Zen is both something you do: a disciplined practice through which you can realize the joy of being—and something you are: your true nature expressing itself moment by moment. It is not a belief system to which one converts. It is not based on any dogma or doctrine. Rather, it is a spiritual
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