Teaching of the Great Mountain: Zen Talks by Taizan Maezumi

In Teaching of the Great Mountain, Taizan (‘Great Mountain’) Maezumi Roshi addresses the essence of Zen—the vital question of what this life really is and how to live it to the benefit of all beings. Given in the style of teisho, or ‘direct and alive presentations of Dharma’, during retreats in Europe, his intimate and poetic teachings cover a broad range of topics, including meditation and koan training, ritual, sutras, community, and even God. These teisho will inspire beginners and experienced practitioners alike.Hakuyu Taizan Maezumi Roshi (1931-1995) was one of the great masters of modern Zen. Born and raised in Japan, he came to the US in 1959 and established the Zen Center of Los Angeles in 1967. He taught both there and abroad over the next twenty-eight years, and gave formal Dharma transmission to twelve successors who, in turn, passed it onto many others, so that his international lineage of descendants now numbers several hundred teachers and many thousand students. In 1976, Maezumi Roshi established the Kuroda Institute for the Study of Buddhism and Human Values, which has publishedvarious high-quality books.This is a new edition of the book, previously published by Tuttle in 2001. Read more