The Three Pillars of Zen: Teaching, Practice, and Enlightenment Audiobook (Free)

In this classic function of religious guidance, the founder from the Rochester Zen Center presents a comprehensive summary of Zen Buddhism. Exploring the three pillars of Zen-teaching, practice, and enlightenment-Roshi Philip Kapleau, the man who founded one of the oldest and most influential Zen centers in america, presents an individual account of his own experiences as students and teacher, and in so doing gives listeners very helpful advice on how best to develop their own practices. Revised and updated, this edition features a brand-new afterword by Sensei Bodhin Kjolhede, who succeeded Kapleau as religious director of the Rochester Zen Middle. A shifting, eye-opening work, The Three Pillars of Zen may be the definitive introduction to the annals and self-discipline of Zen.