The Art of Just Sitting

This unprecedented and unparalleled volume offers essential guidancefrom the most influential Buddhist masters, and from many of modern Zen's preeminent teacherson one of Zen's two most central practices. The second edition contains three new translations by renowned scholar-practitioners. This is essential for readers interested in meditation or Eastern religion. There is no other book devoted solely to the very important Zen practice of Shikantaza (literally, "just sitting").