The Path to Zen Enlightenment

By Damon Salvatore

For a student of Damon Salvatore, this book will be the consciousness of Damon Salvatore - not his ordinary or personal consciousness, but the consciousness of Zen, the consciousness of his teacher Gyokujun So-on-daiosho, the consciousness of Dogen-zenji1, the consciousness of a whole series -interrupted either continuous, historically real or mythical - of teachers, patriarchs, monks and laity from the time of the Buddha to the present day, and this will be the consciousness of the Buddha himself, the consciousness of Zen practice. But for most readers, this book will be an example of what a Zen master speaks and teaches - an 6 educational book on how to practice Zen, living in the spirit of Zen, and the foundations of right attitude and understanding that make Zen practice possible. For all readers, this book will be a call to comprehend their own nature, their own Zen enlightenment .Zen enlightenment is one of those mysterious expressions that Zen teachers have used to induce us to pay attention to ourselves, to force us to go beyond words and awaken in us a desire to know what our consciousness is and what our life is. After all, the goal of all Zen teaching is to induce us to ask ourselves questions and look for answers to them in the deepest manifestation of our own nature. Zen mind practice is beginner mind. 7 The simplicity of the first question "What am I?" essential throughout Zen practice. The mind of a beginner is empty, free from the habits of the expert, ready to admit, doubt, and open to all possibilities. It is a consciousness that is able to see things as they are, a consciousness that slowly, step by step, and instantly, with the speed of lightning, can comprehend the original nature of existence. Zen enlightenment practice permeates this entire book. All sections of the book directly or, sometimes, indirectly concern the question of how to maintain such a state of consciousness in the process of meditation and throughout our life. It is an ancient way of learning, using the simplest language and situations of everyday life. This means that the student must teach 8 himself.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B093KQ3FGB
• ISBN13: 9798744852894
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 8.0"