Title | : | Whole World is a Single Flower |
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Author | : | Seung Sahn |
Release | : | 2011-09-13 |
Kind | : | ebook |
Genre | : | Buddhism, Books, Religion & Spirituality, Nonfiction, Philosophy, Fiction & Literature, Poetry, Health, Mind & Body, Spirituality |
Size | : | 3228951 |
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. |