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ZEN AND ART OF ANYTHING

French, Hal

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ZEN AND ART OF ANYTHING

A unique guide to the basics of Zen Buddhism, this book is filled with simple yet powerful introductions to Zen teachings and the way they play out in every moment of the day.

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Title of ebook: ZEN AND ART OF ANYTHING
ISBN: 9780767909631
Publisher: Broadway Books
Internet download file size: 445 kb
Released online for download: 11-05-2001
Author of eBook: French, Hal

Zen and the Art of Anything

I.

My Story and This Book

my story

The year was 1990, and I was presenting a paper on Zen at a Buddhism conference

in southern Taiwan. In the course of the paper,

I made a passing reference to Bodhidharma,

the traditional bringer of Zen to China from India.

After the presentation, a resident Buddhist monk approached me, and,

with a whimsical smile, pointed to me, and said,

"You are Bodhidharma!"

I was rather pleasantly mystified by that, but could elicit no further elaboration.

The monk simply left, and I was left to ponder the classic Zen koan, or riddle:

"Why has Bodhidharma come from the West?"

And why, then, had I come from the West to talk to a largely Buddhist audience,

about Zen?

In what way was I, late in time, following Bodhidharma's model?

And why, as a Westerner, several years later, should I attempt a book

about Zen?

I am in many ways an unlikely candidate for such a project.

First, I'm an academic, and academics don't write much about Zen.

They may study about it, and teach a small segment or even a ... read full excerpt from ZEN AND ART OF ANYTHING ebook