TO YOU

Zen Sayings of Kodo Sawaki Hohm PressPages: 230 pagesSize: Paperback 5 x 7 inches ISBN: 978-1-942493-70-9 Kōdō Sawaki Roshi [1880–1965] was commonly referred to as “Homeless Kōdō” due to his nomadic lifestyle. In the tradition of Soto Zen, which emphasizes zazen (sitting meditation practice) above the use of texts and koans, he is one of the most influential teachers of the twentieth century. In this book, hundreds of pith sayings taken from his wide-ranging teachings have been carefully compiled and grouped according to subject by one of his closest students. Few of his works have been translated into European languages. Of all his books, perhaps it is To You, (enthusiastically received in both French and German) which best captures his contribution to the tradition. While Kōdō Sawaki Rōshi is a lesser-known teacher in the West, some of his disciples, most notably Kōshō Uchiyama Rōshi (who collected these sayings) and Taisen Deshimaru Rōshi both had many Western disciples, who in turn