This immensely useful book explores Zen\'s rich tradition of chanted liturgy and the powerful ways that such Chants support meditation, expressing and helping us truly uphold our heartfelt vows to live a life of freedom and compassion.
Exploring Eight of Zen\'s most Essential and universal liturgical texts, Living by Vow is a handbook to walking the Zen path, and Shohaku Okumura guides us like an old friend, speaking clearly and directly of the personal meaning and implications of these cha.
This immensely useful book explores Zen\'s rich tradition of chanted liturgy and the powerful ways that such Chants support meditation, expressing and helping us truly uphold our heartfelt vows to live a life of freedom and compassion