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Overview
Just as Taking the Path of Zen is the definitive handbook for Zen practice, the essays gathered in Original Dwelling Place are essential for the light they shed on Aitken Roshi's own journey and the effect he has had on American Zen Buddhism. Gathered here are essays about the Zen texts Aitken has studied with avidity and close attention throughout the years, texts that were early and lasting influences. In an opening section entitled "Ancestors," Aitken pays homage to the masters who influenced his own development and Zen Buddhism generally. In other meditations, Robert Aitken writes on political revolution and matters of ethics. He helps illuminate the proper use of money, power, and sexual love in a modern world that is often tainted by materialism and decadence. He reflects on death, on marriage, and on Zen practice, always pointing out the path to pleasure in the everyday 'dewdrop' world.Synopsis
Just as Taking the Path of Zen is the definitive handbook for Zen practice, the essays gathered in Original Dwelling Place are essential for the light they shed on Aitken Roshi's own journey and the effect he has had on American Zen Buddhism. Gathered here are essays about the Zen texts Aitken has studied with avidity and close attention throughout the years, texts that were early and lasting influences. In an opening section entitled "Ancestors," Aitken pays homage to the masters who influenced his own development and Zen Buddhism generally. In other meditations, Robert Aitken writes on political revolution and matters of ethics. He helps illuminate the proper use of money, power, and sexual love in a modern world that is often tainted by materialism and decadence. He reflects on death, on marriage, and on Zen practice, always pointing out the path to pleasure in the everyday 'dewdrop' world.
Parabola - Larry Smith
...[A] diverse collection of...essays [etc.] on Zen Buddhist figures and topics....[Its] core task [is] to "take up Buddhism as a religion of infinite compassion"....Robert Aitken confirms in his practice and his words that Buddhism is a transforming practice.
Editorials
Larry Smith
...[A] diverse collection of...essays [etc.] on Zen Buddhist figures and topics....[Its] core task [is] to "take up Buddhism as a religion of infinite compassion"....Robert Aitken confirms in his practice and his words that Buddhism is a transforming practice.— Parabola