“Abrupt, cantankerous, objectionable, cute, slapstick, absurd, or meditative, these short works risk distracting contemporary readers in their style, disguising not “deep and secret messages” but deceiving us into believing they are mere amusements...” Waywords Studio · Waywords Studio · 1 year ago
“It's an ok book. Don't get hung up on it but it has nice moments. It's like getting into punk when your first punk band is Blink-182… don't hang out there but it's not gonna kill ya either.” Reddit · r/zen · 2 years ago Expert and Reader Consensus Zen Flesh Zen Bones - sciphilconf.berkeley.edu Zen Flesh, Zen Bones
: A classic 13th-century collection of 48 koans (paradoxical puzzles). These are designed to "confound reason" and break through logical thinking. These are designed to "confound reason" and break
The book is structured into four distinct sections, each offering a different window into Zen thought: Zen Flesh, Zen Bones