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Awakening to Zen :
The Teachings of Roshi Philip Kapleau

by Polly Young-Eisendrath, Rafe Martin, Philip Kapleau

ISBN 1570628068 / 9781570628061 / 1-57062-806-8
Publisher Shambhala Publications, Incorporated
Language English
Edition Softcover
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You could call him the first patriarch of Zen in America, and American he is. The beauty of Awakening to Zen is Philip Kapleau's attention to the concerns of a Western seeker. Using examples as diverse as Vladimir Horowitz, the Rocky Mountains, and a common wristwatch, Kapleau answers questions about Zen in a compassionate, readily accessible way. His decades as head of an American Zen monastery, not to mention his broad-reading and sharp intellect, yield an abundance of valuable guidance for a Westerner who struggles with Zen's foreignness. [via]