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The Whole World is a Single Flower: 365 Kong-ans for Everyday Life with Questions and Commentary Paperback – January 1, 1992
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- Print length244 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherTuttle Publishing
- Publication dateJanuary 1, 1992
- Dimensions5.5 x 0.75 x 8.5 inches
- ISBN-100804834563
- ISBN-13978-0804834568
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- Publisher : Tuttle Publishing; Original edition (January 1, 1992)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 244 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0804834563
- ISBN-13 : 978-0804834568
- Item Weight : 12.8 ounces
- Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.75 x 8.5 inches
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This koan collection brings together many traditions: Seung Sanh was not shy about bringing in the basic teachings of Taoism and Christianity into his Zen Buddhist world, and we all benefit from that ecumenical spirit.
Take these koans as daily questions. Try living your day with the koan in the back of your mind, try looking at everything you do, all of your thoughts, through the lens of that koan. You may find your eyes will open and you'll see things differently. I was never good at koan practice with Seung Sanh. But I still use this book. If you buy it, it's likely you will, too.
This collection does not take the place of the more traditional koan collections from China and Japan (The Blue Cliff Record, the MuMunKan, etc.); it should be viewed as a supplement.
I also strongly recommend Sengh Sanh's "Compass of Zen" as one of the most provocative presentations of Buddhist cosmology and practice.
As Seung Sanh would say, "Only do it!" And he said that long before Nike coined its slogan!
Andrew Weiss, author
"Beginning Mindfulness"