Philippe Coupey

Zen, Simply Sitting: A Zen Monk's Commentary on the Fukanzazengi by Master Dogen Philippe Coupey

Long-time Zen teacher Philippe Coupey offers readers a fresh, sometimes irreverent, perspective of an ancient classic - the "Fukanzazengi", a short basic text on how to practice zazen, written by the Master Dogen in 1227. "The Fukanzazengi" is highly venerated within the Zen tradition and is systematically recited in Zen temples. Dogen's actual text is only three to four pages long, yet it has been a source of inspiration and guidance for both beginners and advanced students for centuries. What's new in "Zen, Simply Sitting" is that Dogen's text has been put into everyday English and given a contemporary context by Philippe Coupey.