Sinposis

ZEN MASTER JULIAN DAIZAN SKINNER GUIDES THE READER THROUGH A SEQUENCE OF MEDITATION TECHNIQUES THAT CAN SAFELY LEAD EVEN A COMPLETE NOVICE THROUGH TO ADVANCED LEVELS. BASED ON HIS OWN LONG EXPERIENCE OF THE RINZAI ZEN TRADITION, AS TAUGHT BY THE GREAT SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY MASTERS, HAKUIN AND BANKEI, DAIZAN HIGHLIGHTS THE KEY POINTS FOR SUCCESS AND ADDRESSES THE PITFALLS. STRUCTURED AROUND A TRADITIONAL TEACHING FRAMEWORK CALLED "THE TWO WINGS OF A BIRD," DAIZAN CLEARLY LAYS-OUT HOW THESE METHODS BUILD AND COMBINE TO CREATE A TRANSFORMATIVE AND SUSTAINING PRACTICE.