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Book ReviewsZen Flesh, Zen Bones: A Collection of Zen and Pre-Zen Writings |
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Book: Zen Flesh, Zen Bones: A Collection of Zen and Pre-Zen Writings
Written by: Paul Reps Peter Coyote |
Publisher: Audio Literature
Average Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5
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A path with no coming or going.
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5 / 5
This is the best book you can buy.
Outstanding compilation
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5 / 5
Having lost this book twice, I am now on my third copy. Unintentionally (or intentionally) hilarious at times, it substitutes anectedotes for cautionary tales. Some of the stories can be told as a joke (to your more enlightened friends). Definitely an insight into the mindset of Zen Buddhism. A must have for anyone interested in the way of the Buddha.
Had it for 35 years, still enjoyable
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5 / 5
I picked up my first copy of Zen Flesh Zen Bones in 1968. After all these years, all those miles, all those lives, jobs, travels... it's still on my bookshelf. I've had other editions, given away quite a few, but the original paperback is still in my possession, a little worse for the journey perhaps. I pick it up to read it frequently, usually just a story or two, maybe a koan to puzzle over (still baffle me, these many years later). I can't think of a better book that encapsulates all of Zen so well, that gives the reader something to think about, something to laugh about, something to ponder, so much in so few pages.
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