Beyond sanity and madness : the way of Zen Master Dogen / Dennis Genpo Merzel.

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Zen Master Dogen (1200-1253), the founder of the Soto Zen sect in Japan and one of the most brilliant minds Japan has ever produced, was a true giant of Asian thought whose works are of an astounding richness and profundity. In this book, American Zen Master Genpo Merzel, one of the preeminent Western teachers of his generation who was himself trained in the tradition of Dogen, explores the essential features of Dogens vision of Zen training and practice as presented in three of his most important works. The Way of Zen Master Dogen, Merzel writes, is to forget oneself and to go beyond all duali.

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Mumon's Zen Warnings; Table of Contents; Preface; Foreword; Introduction; Gakudo Yojinshu; Points to Watch in Practicing the Way Point One; Points to Watch in Practicing the Way Point Two; Points to Watch in Practicing the Way Point Three; Points to Watch in Practicing the Way Point Four; Points to Watch in Practicing the Way Point Five; Points to Watch in Practicing the Way Point Six; Points to Watch in Practicing the Way Point Seven; Points to Watch in Practicing the Way Point Eight; Points to Watch in Practicing the Way Point Nine.

Points to Watch in Practicing the Way Point TenYuibutsu Yobutsu; Only Buddha and Buddha Part One; Only Buddha and Buddha Part Two; Only Buddha and Buddha Part Three; Only Buddha and Buddha Part Four; Only Buddha and Buddha Part Five; Only Buddha and Buddha Part Six; Only Buddha and Buddha Part Seven; Only Buddha and Buddha Part Eight; Bodaisatta Shishobo; The Four Benevolent Ways of the Bodhisattva Generosity; The Four Benevolent Ways of the Bodhisattva Loving and Compassionate Speech; The Four Benevolent Ways of the Bodhisattva Beneficial Action.

The Four Benevolent Ways of the Bodhisa Identification with OthersGakudo Yojinshu Points to Watch in Practicing the Way; Yuibutsu Yobutsu Only Buddha and Buddha; Bodaisatta Shishobo The Four Benevolent Ways of the Bodhisattva; Glossary; References.

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