Zen No Kyoshitsu Zazen De Tsukamu Futsu Kyo No Shinzui (Chukoshinsho)

[Machine Translation] What is enlightenment? In Zen, there is the concept of "Fu-ritsu-moji, kyo ga betsuden," which means that the teachings of the Buddha cannot be conveyed in words. So, when a Zen monk who has taught Zen in the United States for 30 years and a poet who has awakened to Buddhism talk about Zen, what kind of words do they come up with? The dialogue began with the question, "What is Buddhism in the first place? The dialogue, which began with "What is Buddhism in the first place?" dissects Buddhist terms such as Enki and Nyorai, and exposes misunderstandings about zazen. This is a recommendation for zazen that will make you want to sit up.

悟りとは何か―。禅には「不立文字、教外別伝」、つまり、釈迦の教えは言葉では伝えられないという考え方がある。では、アメリカで禅を三〇年間教えてきた禅僧と、仏教に目覚めた詩人が「禅」について語り合うと、どのような言葉が飛び出すのか。「そもそも仏教って何ですか?」から始まった対話は、縁起や如来などの仏教用語を解剖しながら、坐禅への誤解を暴き立て...。読むと坐りたくなる、坐禅のススメ。