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Loading... Zen Flesh, Zen Bones: A Collection of Zen and Pre-Zen Writingsby Paul Reps
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. A short collection of four great works of Zen, compiled and introduced by Paul Reps. They get funnier every time I revisit them. ( )Very stimulating collection of Zen stories which may mock anything including other Zen traditions Some tales are interesting as stories as well as for their religious content. Charming and as deep as you want it to be. Three Zen Buddhists call into a bar....no, not those kinds of stories, but these are tales of wisdom and sometimes stupidity, but only the wisest of stupidities. Perhaps if you wanted to "Learn" zen this is the best way...you can only do it by these stories, not by theory. no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0804831866, Paperback)When Zen Flesh, Zen Bones was published in 1957 it became an instant sensation with an entire generation of readers who were just beginning to experiment with Zen. Over the years it has inspired leading American Zen teachers, students, and practitioners. Its popularity is as strong today as ever. Zen Flesh, Zen Bones is a book that offers a collection of accessible, primary Zen sources so that readers can struggle over the meaning of Zen for themselves. It includes 101 Zen Stories, a collection of tales that recount actual experiences of Chinese and Japanese Zen teachers over a period of more than five centuries; The Gateless Gate, the famous thirteenth century collection of Zen koans; Ten Bulls, a twelfth century commentary on the stages of awareness leading to enlightenment; and Centering, a 4,000 year-old teaching from India that some consider to be the roots of Zen. (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:22 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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