The Heart of Being: Living the Zen Precepts

Zen master John Daido Loori’s unique examination of the Buddhist precepts, the significance of their invocation in ceremonial settings, and their relevance for both modern practitioners and as general ethical guidelines.

In The Heart of Being, acclaimed Zen master John Daido Loori provides a modern interpretation of the Buddhist precepts—the vows taken as an initiation into Buddhism that reflect the Buddha’s teachings on a wide range of social and moral issues—and explains the traditional pr...