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Title	:	Zen Buddhism: Selected Writings of D. T. Suzuki
Author	:	D.T. Suzuki
Book Format	:	paperback
Book Edition	:	A90
Pages	:	Pages: 294 pages
Published	:	June 1st 1956 by Doubleday Anchor (Garden City, NY)
Categories	:	Religion. Buddhism. Philosophy. Zen. Spirituality. Nonfiction. Cultural. Japan

Zen Buddhism: Selected Writings of D. T. Suzuki

D.T. Suzuki

paperback | Pages: 294 pages

Rating: 4.2 | 2069 Users | 29 Reviews

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No other figure in history has played a bigger part in opening the West to Buddhism than the eminent Zen author D.T. Suzuki. In the reissue of his best work, readers are given the very heart of Zen teaching. These writings are brought together to form the most accessible & definitive overview of Zen philosophy available.
The sense of Zen
Zen in relation to Buddhism generally
The history of Zen
Satori, or, Enlightenment
Practical methods of Zen instruction
The reason of unreason: the koan exercise
The Zen doctrine of no-mind
The role of nature in Zen Buddhism
Existentialism, pragmatism & Zen
Painting, swordsmanship, tea ceremony

Details Books Supposing Zen Buddhism: Selected Writings of D. T. Suzuki

Original Title:	The Awakening of Zen
ISBN:	0385093004 (ISBN13: 9780385093002)
Edition Language:	English

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This book requires a lot of thought. Some days I didn't want to delve, but I'm glad I did. I will re-read this book often.

I believe I read this while taking Harold Kasimow's Major Eastern Religions course while at Grinnell College. The writings of D.T. Suzuki (which this collection surveys) were of considerable influence in my understanding of Zen Buddhism and led to my belief that if I had to subscribe to a recognized "religion" it would be Zen.

This was pretty good, introducing some of the basic concepts of Zen, albeit the non-soto type of Zen that seeks enlightenment instead of rejecting that whole idea. A valuable read regardless.

it's been bout 10 years since I began reading this book. It was an eyeopening part of my life at the time and still serves purpose.

Too wordy to be truly Zen

Not the most approachable on the subject of Zen but purposefully brilliant in walking the reader through the reasons Zen cant be defined by the written word.

This is a really excellent, if perhaps dated, view of Zen Buddhism written in a way that is accessible to university-educated Westerners. I thought the content of this book was exceptional, and would have given it five stars, except that I thought that the writing style was a bit too dense for most readers. A part of this is simply due to the nuanced nature of the subject matter, but I feel the author could have done better in making his ideas accessible. Overall, though, I would strongly