General Material on Eastern Philosophy:

1) East vs. West -- A first Sketch of Differences plus
             A Comparison of Lao Tzu and K'ung Tzu  (Confucius)

2) Buddhism: Introductory Remarks

3) The Eightfold Path as a Spiral Path -- How the Path Appears Differently
                                                                 at Different Stages on the Path
4) The Ten Oxherding Pictures

5) Zen Poems from Ikkyu ("Skeletons") and from Bankei ("Song of Original Mind")

6)  Notes on David Brazier's excellent book, Zen Therapy -- a modern exposition of the Abhidharma

7)  Review Material for Final Exam in Eastern Philosophy
 

For further material on Zen, see the Enrichment Material on the "Zen and the Culture of Japan" Course.

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