Within this classic work of religious guidance, the founder from the Rochester Zen Center presents a thorough overview of Zen Buddhism. Exploring the three pillars of Zen-teaching, practice, and enlightenment-Roshi Philip Kapleau, the person who founded one of the oldest & most important Zen centers in the United States, presents an individual accounts of his personal experiences as a student and teacher, and by doing this gives listeners important advice on how to develop their own practices. Revised and up to date, this edition features a brand-new afterword by Sensei Bodhin Kjolhede, who succeeded Kapleau as religious director from the Rochester Zen Middle. A shifting, eye-opening work, The Three Pillars of Zen is the definitive launch to the history and self-discipline of Zen.