Whole World is a Single FLower
365 Kong-ans for Everyday Life with Questions and Commentary by Zen Master Seung Sahn and a Forword by Stephen Mitchell
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Zen, Eastern Religions, Zen Buddhism, New Age, Meditation
| Author: | Seung Sahn | ISBN: | 9781462900350 |
| Publisher: | Tuttle Publishing | Publication: | September 13, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Tuttle Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | Seung Sahn |
| ISBN: | 9781462900350 |
| Publisher: | Tuttle Publishing |
| Publication: | September 13, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Tuttle Publishing |
| Language: | English |
This remarkable Zen book is of great importance not only for the variety of the 365 kong-ans, but for Zen Master Seung Sahn's own questions and commentary which accompany each kong-an. This prodding and guidance serve as guideposts along a difficult road to enlightenment. The kong-ans themselves and practice for life-practice for life-practice for answering the questions which are profound and practical arising everyday.
One of the distinctive qualities of The Whole World Is a Single Flower is its ecumenism. Dae Soen Sa Nim has included not only kong-ans from Chinese and Korean Zen, but also from Lao-tzu and the Christian tradition.
This remarkable Zen book is of great importance not only for the variety of the 365 kong-ans, but for Zen Master Seung Sahn's own questions and commentary which accompany each kong-an. This prodding and guidance serve as guideposts along a difficult road to enlightenment. The kong-ans themselves and practice for life-practice for life-practice for answering the questions which are profound and practical arising everyday.
One of the distinctive qualities of The Whole World Is a Single Flower is its ecumenism. Dae Soen Sa Nim has included not only kong-ans from Chinese and Korean Zen, but also from Lao-tzu and the Christian tradition.
