The Method of Zen

“When Eugen Herrigel died in 1955 he had published only one book, but it was a classic of its kind, Zen in the Art of Archery. He also left voluminous notes describing his six years of training under a Japanese Zen Master. These, edited and revised by Alan Watts and others, form The Method of Zen… even surpassing Herrigel’s earlier work.” – San Francisco Sunday Chronicle

“A more charmingly written, informative and important primer on any subject, let alone one as obscure as Zen, is hard to come by.”

– Faubion Bowers, The New York Times Book Review

Herrigel, a German professor who taught philosophy at the University of Tokyo, penetrated deeply and personally into the theory and practice of Zen Buddhism. In endeavoring to become a Zen mystic, he experienced the rigorous discipline of training with a Zen Master for six years.

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