Paul Reps Livres

First published in 1957, Zen Flesh, Zen Bones introduced a generation of Americans to Zen (selling over 600,000 copies). Included here are four Zen and pre-Zen classics: 101 Zen Stories, The Gateless Gate, The Ten Bulls and Centering.

A sequel to "Bridge of Birds," telling the story of a long-dead evil prince who continues to plague his people, and of Master Li, the slightly flawed sage who battles the spirit and his malevolent forces

This compilation includes 101 Zen Stories, a collection of tales that recount actual experiences of Chinese and Japanese Zen teachers over a period of more that five centuries. B&W; illustrations. schovat popis

This collection of Zen essays by the author of Zen Flesh, Zen Bones offers an enlightening perspective on a variety of topics.From the Not all of us can be exuberant travelers though we all dream of faraway places. Not all of us can sec the subliminal with a penetrating eye, though many of us yearn to shake off the philistine shells that restrict our lives to the prosaic.Here, then, is your chance! In the privacy of your den, on the commode, in the library wherever you find reading most pleasurable reps invites you t o share his experiences vicariously. Within these pages, if you synchronize properly, you may find yourself in Tahiti where you "breathe this flowered air, drink the cascading water, cat the fruits and just sleep" until "you too become sweet."

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Als dieses Buch 1957 erstmals veröffentlicht wurde, war es eine Sensation für alle westlichen Leser*innen, die gerade begannen, sich mit Zen zu beschäftigen. Der Band bietet eine Fülle primärer Quellen, mit denen sich die Lesenden das Wesen des Zen selbst erschließen können. Enthalten sind unter anderem 101 Zen-Geschichten, die von den Erfahrungen ostasiatischer Zen-Lehrer aus über fünf Jahrhunderten berichten, sowie die berühmte Kōan-Sammlung »Das torlose Tor« aus dem 13. Jahrhundert. Bis heute ist dieser Klassiker eine unschätzbare Quelle der Inspiration für alle Zen-Praktizierenden und -Lehrenden.