Third Step East: Zen Masters of America
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| Rating | : | 4.27 (737 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1896559220 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 266 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-12-23 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Chapters are dedicated to the lives and work of the early teachers who established Zen practice in the West: Robert Aitken, Shunryu Suzuki, Eido Shimano, Taizan Maezumi, Philip Kapleau, Dainin Katagiri, and others. A summary of the main elements of the teaching styles of each of these is provided, giving readers an overview of the different training methods used by these pioneers and the ways in which they adapted an ancient Asian tradition to a new environment. It will describe the heirs and legacies of the Zen Masters and teachers described in "The Third Step East".. Ironically, during the 1960s, when Zen was on the decline in Japan-because the youth of that country viewed it as a remnant of the old feudal and the militaristic structures responsible for a the war that had ended so disastrously for the country-youth culture in America came to look upon Zen as a way of escaping from the intellectual and social constraints of their culture. The first Zen priests sent to America from Japan were assigned to temples which served the immigrant population on the west coast. Suzuki, Alan Watts, and the Beat Generation of writers. The priests' responsibilities were similar to those of their Christian counterparts, to perform wedding and funeral services, to conduct memorial services, and to carry ritual ceremonies for th