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Ten gates, The Kong-an Teaching of Zen Master Seung Sahn

Paperback • 2007 • English

Ten gates, The Kong-an Teaching of Zen Master Seung Sahn

By Seung Sahn, Robert Aitken

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About the book

Zen is famous for koans (called kong-ans in Korean, and in this book), those bizarre and seemingly unanswerable questions Zen masters pose to their students to check their realization (such as “What is the sound of one hand clapping?”). Fear of koans keeps some people from ever giving Zen practice a try. But here, through the experience of seeing a modern Zen master work with his students, you can see what koan training is really like: It’s a skillful, lively practice for attaining wisdom. This...Show more

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9781590304174

Published year

2007

Language

English

Original title

Ten gates, The Kong-an Teaching of Zen Master Seung Sahn

Format

Paperback

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