180 Questions and Answers about Zen from Master Deshimaru - http://www.zen-deshimaru.com/EN/sangha/deshimaru/QR.htm
On questions regarding the middle way, ego, karma, illusions, attachment, helping others, good and evil, death, modern civilization, everyday life, Christianity, consciousness, impermanence, here and now, satori, practice, zazen, posture, and tradition. |
Frequently Asked Questions from alt.zen - http://www.ibiblio.org/zen/faq.html
What's in this FAQ, and what is Zen. |
Lecture On Zen - http://deoxy.org/w_lectur.htm
by Alan Watts |
The Kyosaku Explained - http://www.pvtnetworks.net/~kmcguire/kyosaku.html
The Kyosaku is a blow on the shoulder with the light stick carried by a Zen priest during meditation. |
What is Zen? - http://www.amacord.com/taste//essays/zen.html
A Brief Explanation by Eido Tai Shimano Roshi Abbot of The Zen Studies Society |
Wikipedia: Seon - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seon
Extensively cross-indexed article on the Korean form of Zen. |
Zen -- Excerpt from The Tao of Physics - http://www.shotokai.cl/otras_artes/165_em_.html
"Zen is a unique blend of the philosophies and idiosyncrasies of three different cultures. It is a way of life which is typically Japanese, and yet it reflects the mysticism of India, the Taoists' love of naturalness and spontaneity and the thorough pragmatism of the Confucian mind." |
Zen Frequently Asked Questions - http://www.zenproject.faithweb.com/zen_teachings/what_is_zen_buddhism.html#what_is_zen_historical
An introduction to Zen |
Zen Guide - http://www.zenguide.com
An attractively presented online introduction to Zen. Resource intensive; may crash your browser. |