When you first study Zen mountains are mountains. Then mountains are no longer mountains. Finally mountains are mountains again. Zen Saying

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What is Zen?

Zen is short for Zen Buddhism. It is sometimes called a religion and sometimes called a philosophy. Choose whichever term you prefer, it simply does not matter. Historically, Zen Buddhism originates in the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama. Around 500 B.C. he was a prince in what is now India. At the age of 29, deeply troubled by the suffering he saw around him, he renounced his privileged life to seek understanding. After 6 years of struggling as an ascetic he finally achieved Enlightenment at age 35. After this he was known as the Buddha, meaning roughly one who is awake. In a nutshell, he realized that everything is subject to change and that suffering and discontentment are the result of attachment to circumstances and things which, by their nature, are impermanent. By ridding oneself of these attachments, including attachment to the false notion of self or I, one can be free of suffering.

Teachings of Buddha

The teachings of the Buddha have, to this day, been passed down from teacher to student. Around 475 A.D. one of these teachers, Bodhidharma, traveled from India to China and introduced the teachings of the Buddha there. In China Buddhism mingled with Taoism. The result of this mingling was the Ch an School of Buddhism. Around 1200 A.D. Ch an Buddhism spread from China to Japan where it is known as Zen Buddhism. Today Zen has spread around the world.

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If someone asks what true Zen is, it is not necessary to open your mouth to explain. Show him all the aspects of your zazen posture. Daichi Sokei 1290 to 1366

A First Zen Reader By Trevor Leggett, Paperback December 1989 - $12.95
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A Flower Does Not Talk, Zen Essays By Abbot Zenkei Shibayama Paperback December 1989 - $11.95
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An Introduction to Zen Training, A Translation of Sanzen Nyumon Omori Sogen Paperback May 2002 - $19.95
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Butterflys Dream, In Search of the Spiritual Roots of Zen By Albert Low Paperback July 1993 - $14.99
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Dot To Dot Zen, A Primer of Buddhist Psychology By Gerald D. Ericksen January 1993 - $8.95
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Expect Nothing, A Zen Guide By Clarice Bryan Hardcover February 2001 - $16.95
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Grassroots Zen By Perle Besserman, Manfred Steger Hardcover July 2001 - $24.95
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Heart of Being, Moral and Ethical Teachings of Zen Buddhism By John Daido Loori Paperback October 1996 - $16.95
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