很棒的入门指南！我最喜欢的入门书是菲利普·卡普洛（Philip Kapleau）的《禅门三柱》（Three Pillars of Zen）。作者担任禅修导师多年，曾帮我指引了正确的方向。
Great introduction! My favorite book for beginners is Philip Kapleau's Three Pillars of Zen. The author was a Zen teacher for many years and helped steer me in the right direction.
……去不同的禅修小组旁听一两次，看看哪里让你觉得自在。书的话，我非常喜欢《禅者的初心》（Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind），不过它可能有点让人望而生畏。据说菲利普·卡普洛老师的《禅门三柱》（Three Pillars of Zen）是一本很好的入门书。
…to sit in with different groups once or twice to see where you feel at home. With respect to books, I really enjoyed "Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind", but it can be a bit daunting. Philip Kapleau Roshi's "Three Pillars of Zen" is said to be a good introduction.
…meditations utilize mantras[6] or other techniques for maintaining focus. One other type of meditation that I did try briefly was kinhin[7], or walking meditation, which is described in some detail in "The Three Pillars of Zen" (a book I highly recommend, though with a grain of salt, as it seems to have a bit of a bias towards a particular tradition of Zen). It was quite interesting, and may be a good way to start and end…
很棒的入门指南！我最喜欢的入门书是菲利普·卡普洛（Philip Kapleau）的《禅门三柱》（Three Pillars of Zen）。作者担任禅修导师多年，曾帮我指引了正确的方向。
Great introduction! My favorite book for beginners is Philip Kapleau's Three Pillars of Zen. The author was a Zen teacher for many years and helped steer me in the right direction.
……去不同的禅修小组旁听一两次，看看哪里让你觉得自在。书的话，我非常喜欢《禅者的初心》（Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind），不过它可能有点让人望而生畏。据说菲利普·卡普洛老师的《禅门三柱》（Three Pillars of Zen）是一本很好的入门书。
…to sit in with different groups once or twice to see where you feel at home. With respect to books, I really enjoyed "Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind", but it can be a bit daunting. Philip Kapleau Roshi's "Three Pillars of Zen" is said to be a good introduction.
菲利普·卡普洛的《禅门三柱》（Three pillars of Zen）。包含关于禅修实践以及禅宗核心概念的章节。
"Three pillars of Zen" by Phillip Kapleau. Contains chapters on practice and main concepts of Zen.
说到禅宗主题的书，我推荐卡普洛的《禅门三柱》（The Three Pillars of Zen）。
Speaking of Zen-themed books, I can recommend The Three Pillars of Zen by Kapleau.
菲利普·卡普洛老师（Roshi Philip Kapleau）的《禅门三柱》（The Three Pillars of Zen）。
The Three Pillars of Zen by Roshi Philip Kapleau
……冥想会使用念诵咒语[6]或其他技巧来保持专注。我曾经短暂尝试过的另一种冥想是经行[7]（kinhin），也就是行禅，这在《禅门三柱》中有比较详细的介绍（我强烈推荐这本书，但也要有所保留，因为它似乎对禅宗的某个特定流派有一点偏向）。这挺有意思的，也许是个不错的开始和结束……
…meditations utilize mantras[6] or other techniques for maintaining focus. One other type of meditation that I did try briefly was kinhin[7], or walking meditation, which is described in some detail in "The Three Pillars of Zen" (a book I highly recommend, though with a grain of salt, as it seems to have a bit of a bias towards a particular tradition of Zen). It was quite interesting, and may be a good way to start and end…