Elegant Failure: A Guide to Zen Koans

Best guide Elegant Failure: A Guide to Zen Koans. Zen koans are stories Elegant Failure: A Guide to Zen Koans of exchanges between Zen masters and their disciples at the moment of enlightenment or near-enlightenment These stories have long fascinated Western readers because of their wisdom, humor, and enigmatic quality Drawing on over 30 years of practice and teaching, Richard Shrobe (himself a recognized Zen Master) has selected 22 cases from The Blue Cliff Record and Wu-men-kuan that he finds deeply meaningful and helpful for meditation practice ... Learn more »

Elegant Failure: A Guide to Zen Koans Review: Elegant Failure: A Guide to Zen Koans. it must be difficult to write about koans because their very nature is non conceptual - but Elegant Failure does it -- elegantly! The nuances and stories behind koans are interesting and illuminating.2 of 2 . Read more »

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