Zen Flesh, Zen Bones: A Collection of Zen and Pre-Zen Writings -- Paul Reps, Paperback
"It has stayed with me for the last 30 years, a classic portraying Zen mind to our linear thinking." --Phil Jackson, Head Coach of the Chicago Bulls and author of Sacred Hoops Zen Flesh, Zen Bones offers a collection of accessible, primary Zen sources so that readers can contemplate the meaning of Zen for themselves. Within the pages, readers will find:
- 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
- Centering, a 4,000 year-old teaching from India that some consider to be the roots of Zen.
Author: Paul Reps
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Published: 9/15/1998
Pages: 216
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.5 lbs
Size: 7.2" H x 5" L x 0.8" W
ISBN: 9780804831864