About the Book: Invoking Reality: Moral and Ethical Teachings of Zen
There is a common misconception that to practice Zen is to practice meditation
and nothing else. In truth, traditionally, the practice of meditation goes
hand-in-hand with moral conduct. In Invoking Reality, John Daido Loori, one of
the leading Zen teachers in America today, presents and explains the ethical
precepts of Zen as essential aspects of Zen training and development. The
Buddhist teachings on morality the precepts predate Zen, going all the way back
to the Buddha himself. They describe, in essence, how a buddha, or awakened
person, lives his or her life in the world.