The Essence of Zen
Harada, Sekkei / Rumme, Daigaku
Sekkei Harada is of automatic interest to anyone with an interest in modern Zen history. Like such big Zen names as Seung Sahn and Taizan Maezumi, he's very no-nonsense and gets right to the matter. Harada's specialization, captured here, is in treating our "Zen sickness, " pushing us to drop those parts of ourselves that grasp and make demands regarding our understanding or progress in Zen practice. He also explains the differences between Ze...