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Samadhi : Self Development in Zen, Swordsmanship, and Psychotherapy SUNY Series in Transpersonal and Humanistic Psychology
author
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Sayama, Mike K.
publisher
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State University of New York Press
isbn10 | asin
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0887061478
print isbn13
:
9780887061479
ebook isbn13
:
9780585063867
language
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English
subject
Enlightenment (Zen Buddhism) , Zen Buddhism--Psychology.
publication date
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1986
lcc
:
BQ9288.S28 1986eb
ddc
:
294.3/42
subject
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Enlightenment (Zen Buddhism) , Zen Buddhism--Psychology.
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Samadhi
Self-Development in Zen, Swordsmanship, and Psychotherapy
Mike K. Sayama
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STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK PRESS 1986
Published by State University of New York Press 1986 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Cover photo of Tanouye Tenshin's hands by Masahiko Wada Cover and text design by Sushila Blackman Title page calligraphy of samadhi by Omori Sogen
No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.
For information, address State University of New York Press, State University Plaza, Albany, NY 12246
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Sayama, Mike K., 1954 Samadhi: self development in Zen, swordsmanship, and psychotherapy. (SUNY series in transpersonal and humanistic psychology) Bibliography: p. Includes index. 1. Enlightenment (Zen Buddhism) 2. Zen Buddhism Psychology. I. Title. II. Series. BQ9288.S281986294.3'4285-9894 ISBN: 0-88706-146-x ISBN 0-88706-147-8 (pbk.)
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I dedicate this book to my parents.
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I thank Tanouye Roshi for training me these past ten years, my family for their help throughout my life, and Richard Mann and Bill Eastman for the chance to publish this book. I also thank the Institute of Zen Studies for its support during its completion. As I look back across the seven years I have been working on it, I feel grateful to so many friends and relatives that I would not know where to stop if I started thanking all of you individually. Let me then simply place my palms together and bow.
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Contents
Preface
vii
List of Illustrations
viii
Interpenetration, The Buddha's Enlightenment
1
The Chozen-ji Line
15
Bodhidharma
19
Hui-neng Ta-chien
25
Lin-chi I-hsuan
31
Hakuin Ekaku
39
Omori Sogen
53
Tanouye Tenshin
65
Zen Therapy
77
The Way: A Philosophy of Life
79
The Transcendent Unconscious and the True Self
91
Creative Problem Solving
99
Mind-Body Training
119
All Ways Are One in the End
139
Notes
147
Bibliography
154
Index
157
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Preface
The true form of Zen in words would be philosophical poetry. It would be the reflection of existence seeing itself; and like a pristine bell sounding from nowhere to nowhere, it would lead to samadhi, the awareness which is itself the wisdom to be realized.
Samadhi is a Sanskrit term identifying an experience which is the key to self-development. It can be described as a relaxed concentration in which a person does not freeze because of fear or cling because of desire. In samadhi a person transcends dualism, is fully present moment by moment, and enjoys life to the utmost. At its deepest, samadhi is the experience of interpenetration.
The transpersonal psychology exploring higher levels of consciousness and self-development is just emerging. Its basis is the lives and teachings of the masters of the great spiritual traditions throughout the world. In this book I first locus on a traditional line of Zen Buddhism, presenting six masters in the lineage of Chozen-ji, a Rinzai temple. I then outline a way of self-development based on Zen, swordsmanship, and psychotherapy.
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