Where is Self? The Three Pillars of Zen
In the end we are are standing by ourselves in life, we have family and friends who surround us and hopefully show us love, but inside our minds and bodies we are all by ourselves. Don’t let the last sentence frighten you there are things we can do to understand this fact, a book by Zen Master Philip Kapleau called The Three Pillars of Zen may just be what you are looking for. The book is based on Kapleau’s journey of 13 years to Japan to study Zen in a monastery with monks whose language he didn’t speak, to a land where he knew nothing of their customs and to a land to study something called Zen which he also knew nothing. The book is not only eye opening but a fun read as well and highly recommended.