Uchiyama Roshi’s Opening the Hand of Thought is a great book for the beginner as well as the advanced practitioner of Zen. Uchiyama manages to balance philosophical discussion of the most challenging Zen topics – the nature of zazen, and awakening to universal self – with a compassionate, down-to-earth, creative (and sometimes humorous) style that makes you think, “I just might get it this time!”
(I’ve been publishing book reviews in July, while I’m on sabbatical. Click here to see the others!)
Uchiyama Roshi’s Opening the Hand of Thought: Foundations of Zen Buddhist Practice
