Zen and the Bible: Pt. 1-3

by J.K.Kadowaki (Author)

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  2002

  $17.40

  In the practice of meditation we all need direction. Kakichi Kadowaki, professor of philosophy at the University of Sophia, Tokyo, who studied Zen under the famous Master Omori Sogen, provides such direction. The author tells how the practice of Zen taught him a holistic approach and how he learnt to read with the body and understand with the hara. Practically, he tells us how one sits erect in the lotus, regulating the breathing and stilling the mind. And into the inner silence one brings a familiar scriptural text, turning it over and over - as a Zen practitioner repeats the koan - until one breaks through to the inner meaning.

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  1989

  $12.00

  Written from experience the author bridges the gap between Eastern and Western religious philosophy in this comparative study of the Buddhist and Christian religious practices and philosophical outlook. The author was brought up as a Zen Buddhist and was later baptized a Christian. He deepened his understanding of Christianity by entering the Jesuit community and practicing the spiritual exercises of St Ignatius. Through this he became increasingly aware of the enormous similarities between the practices of the Zen monastic life and that of the Catholic novitiate. His training was under the famous Master Omori Sogen.