{"product_id":"practical-zen-meditation-and-beyond-9781848193635","title":"Practical Zen: Meditation and Beyond","description":"\u003cp\u003eZen 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book contains an extremely useful section describing the experiences of western practitioners who have successfully applied this framework within the pressures of modern life. The final section features key source texts in translation, making the book a complete introduction and guide to Zen meditation. The work of a master, the book speaks at a deep level, with utmost simplicity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Singing Dragon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/21\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781848193635\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.10w x 0.60d","brand":"Julian Daizan Skinner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43096306876597,"sku":"9781848193635","price":18.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_9ce045aa-5ae9-4a88-afb8-f5dc5fdde897.jpg?v=1692805114","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/practical-zen-meditation-and-beyond-9781848193635","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}