This accessible introduction to the philosophy and practice of Zen Buddhism includes a program of study that encompasses practically every aspect of life. The American Zen teacher John Daido Loori shows us that Zen practice should include not only meditation, the study of Zen literature and liturgy, and moral and ethical action, but should also manifest in work, artistic, and everyday activities. The Eight Gates are:

• Zazen, a type of meditation described as "sitting Zen"
• Face-to-face meetings between teacher and student
• Academic study of the sutras related to Zen training, other schools of Buddhism, Buddhist history, psychology, and philosophy
• Zen rites and rituals and their meaning
• The moral and ethical requirements set in the Buddhist Precepts
• Art practice as an extension of Zen practice
• Body practice as an extension of Zen practice
• Work as an active function of zazen

Beautifully illustrated with Loori's own photographs, this edition also includes a new introduction and updated reading list.

The Eight Gates of Zen : A Program of Zen Training, John Daido Loori, Shambhala Publications, Paperback, 273 pp, $26.95

John Daido Loori is one of the West's leading Zen masters. He is the founder and spiritual leader of the Mountains and Rivers Order and abbot of Zen Mountain Monastery. His work has been most noted for its unique adaptation of traditional Asian Buddhism into an American context, particularly with regard to the arts, the environment, social action, and the use of modern media as a vehicle of spiritual training and social change. Loori is an award-winning photographer and videographer. His art and wildlife photography form the core of a unique teaching program that integrates art and wilderness training by cultivating a deep appreciation of the relationship of Zen to our natural environment. He is a dharma heir of the influential Japanese Zen master Taizan Maezumi Roshi and is the author of many books.

	Foreword			ix
	Editor's Preface			xv
	Acknowledgments			xix
	Introduction			xxi
	Mountains and Rivers Order
	The Teachings of Mountains and Rivers			3
	Shakyamuni's Flower			13
	The Seat of Enlightenment			27
	Ten Stages			39
	The Eight Gates
		1.	The Still Point: Zazen	81
		2.	Mountain Light: Zen Study	93
		3.	Oceanic Storehouse: Academic Study	109
		4.	Making Visible the Invisible: Liturgy	115
		5.	The Life of a Buddha: Right Action	133
		6.	Painting Spring: Art Practice	147
		7.	Miracle of Aliveness: Body Practice	157
		8.	Sacred Activity: Work Practice	167
	Two Paths
	Clouds and Water			177
	Lotus in the Fire			193
	Homeleaving			209
	Appendices
	The Mountains and Rivers Sutra			221
	Zazen Checklist			233
	Introduction to the Zendo			235
	Jukai: Taking the Precepts			239
	Daily Liturgy			243
	Recommended Reading			249
	Glossary			261
	About Zen Mountain Monastery			273