ABSTRACT
The subject of Concentration and Meditation is enormous and no attempt is here made to cover it. My purpose is to concentrate on Zen meditation, not only as practised in Japan but as most suitable for the West. For the subject as a whole I recommend Concentration and Meditation, which was compiled with the help of the Meditation Circle between 1932 and 1934 and published by the Society in 1935. It has been in print ever since and is now published by John Watkins. For Zen meditation consult Dr Suzuki's works, and in particular The Training of the Zen Buddhist Monk and his Manual of Zen Buddhism. For the Scriptures most used in Zen monasteries see Dr Edward Conze's Buddhist Wisdom Books, the Sutra of Hui-neng (Wei Lang) and John Blofeld's Zen Teaching of Huang-Po. Other useful works are Professor Ogata's Zen for the West and perhaps Chapter Eleven of my own Zen Buddhism.
