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Hara: The Vital Center of Man

Hara: The Vital Center of Man


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When we speak of an individual’s state,we are actually referring to something that transcends the duality of body and soul, something that reflects the entirety of a person’s being. Because each of us is a unity of body and soul, there is no psychic structure or inner tension that is not reflected outwardly in the form and order of the body. When we find the physical center of the body we also find the psychological center of the soul. According to Zen masters, by correcting posture and breathing to balance this center, one can cultivate inner tranquillity and balance: the state called Hara. In Hara,Karlfried Graf Dürckheim shows the Western world how to overcome the physical and spiritual decay of modern life by adopting the age-old techniques of Japanese Zen masters. By leaving behind the “chest out–belly in” posture and attitude of the West and adopting the belly-centered posture and attitude of Hara, individuals can live a calm, grounded, and more balanced life. Included in this classic text are vital life force practices and translations of the wisdom teachings of three Japanese Zen masters. This book also explores how the practice of Hara emphasizes empirical learning and the cultivation of self-knowledge through the perfection of arts such as painting and archery.

Table of Contents:
Introduction Part I--Hara in the Life of the Japanese 1 Hara in the Life of the Japanese 2 Hara in the Life of the Japanese 3 Hara as the Purpose of Practice 4 Hara in the Japanese Language Part II--Hara in its General Human Significance 1 Eastern and Western Views of Hara The General Significance of the Center of the Body The European Attitude to the Belly Natural Hara The Two Levels Part III--Man With Hara 1 The Living Form Centered in Hara 2 The Ego and the Vital Center 3 Malformations of the I 4 Hara as Secular Power 5 Hara in Experience: Insight and Practice 6 The Strength, Breadth, and Closeness Engendered by Hara 7 The Order of Life in the Symbolism of the Body Part IV--Hara as Practice 1 The Purpose and Prerequisite of All Practice 2 The Purpose and Limits of Practice 3 The Prerequisites of all Practice 4 Posture, Breath, Tension--as Starting Points of Practice 5 The Practice of Right Posture 6 Sitting with Hara 7 Tension-Relaxation 8 The Practice of Breathing Part V--Retrospect and Outlook 1 Retrospect and Outlook Appendix--Japanese Texts 1 Okado Torajiro 2 Sato Tsuji-The Teachings of the Human Body 3 Kaneko Shoseki-Nature and Origins of Man Index

About the Author :
Karlfried Graf Dürckheim (1896-1988) spent eight years in Japan before World War II and was a professor at the University of Kiel until Hitler’s rise to power in 1933. In Japan he discovered Zen Buddhism in its various expressions and subsequently became a Western authority on the subject.

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“Hara is essential reading for all who inquire into the spiritual principles and practices that are fundamental to all wisdom traditions and natural healing professions.” "...the formalism is well worth accommodating in order to gain its gems of wisdom."


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781594770241
  • Publisher: Inner Traditions Bear and Company
  • Publisher Imprint: Inner Traditions Bear and Company
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 216
  • Spine Width: 15 mm
  • Weight: 272 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1594770247
  • Publisher Date: 27 Oct 2004
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: The Vital Center of Man
  • Width: 152 mm


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