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Book reviews TH~ MATTER OF ZEN. By Paul Wienpahl. and psychoanalysis, and Zen and philosophy. New York: New York University Press, He has read extensively in Zen literature, and the book is full of interesting Zen stories 1964, $ 3.95. and other aids to sitting quietly. The follow- Professor Wienpahl states that most books on ing two were of special interest to me: "The Zen written in English do not stress the monk Fu, of T'ai-yuan a Buddhist scholar, was discoursing on the Dharmakaya, which central theme of Zen, which is Zazen--sitting invoked a Zen monk's laughter. Afterward quietly, meditating, doing nothing. Instead, the Buddhist scholar said to the monk, 'I the emphasis in other works is placed on the aids to Zazen--Koans, talks with the Zen know I have faithfully expounded the mean- ing in accordance with the literary sense... Master, rituals, and finally satori. Wienpahl's where am I wrong?' The monk replied 'I thesis is that Zazen is the heart of Zen. In a would not say that your exposition is all Japanese zendo, it is the main work that goes Oil, and it is hard work. wrong, but it is no more than a talk about the Dharmakaya. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The American Journal of Psychoanalysis Springer Journals

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Springer Journals
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1965 The Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis
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0002-9548
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1573-6741
DOI
10.1007/BF01873481
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TH~ MATTER OF ZEN. By Paul Wienpahl. and psychoanalysis, and Zen and philosophy. New York: New York University Press, He has read extensively in Zen literature, and the book is full of interesting Zen stories 1964, $ 3.95. and other aids to sitting quietly. The follow- Professor Wienpahl states that most books on ing two were of special interest to me: "The Zen written in English do not stress the monk Fu, of T'ai-yuan a Buddhist scholar, was discoursing on the Dharmakaya, which central theme of Zen, which is Zazen--sitting invoked a Zen monk's laughter. Afterward quietly, meditating, doing nothing. Instead, the Buddhist scholar said to the monk, 'I the emphasis in other works is placed on the aids to Zazen--Koans, talks with the Zen know I have faithfully expounded the mean- ing in accordance with the literary sense... Master, rituals, and finally satori. Wienpahl's where am I wrong?' The monk replied 'I thesis is that Zazen is the heart of Zen. In a would not say that your exposition is all Japanese zendo, it is the main work that goes Oil, and it is hard work. wrong, but it is no more than a talk about the Dharmakaya.

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The American Journal of Psychoanalysis – Springer Journals

Published: Sep 1, 1965

Keywords: Clinical Psychology; Psychotherapy; Psychoanalysis

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