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The Little Zen Companion

by David Schiller
$8.90
The Little Zen Companion
The Little Zen Companion

Zen wisdom distilled into daily, accessible inspiration.

"The Little Zen Companion" could be your pocket-sized guide to mindfulness and philosophical pondering. It's like having a wise old sage whispering life's secrets during your daily routines. The eclectic mix of quotes and koans offers a fresh perspective with every page, opening your mind to the simplicity and profundity of Zen thought as you navigate the complexities of modern life.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Little Zen Companion

by David Schiller
$8.90
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ISBN: 9781563054679
Authors: David Schiller
Publisher: Workman Pub Co
Date of Publication: 1994-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Personal Development, Religion, Philosophy
Related Topics: Inspirational, Taoism, Spirituality, Personal Development, Buddhism
Goodreads rating: 3.87
(rated by 468 readers)

Description

While it seeks neither to define Zen nor answer its most famous koan (a riddle unanswerable by conventional thinking, in this case the sound of one hand clapping), this bestselling little book with 437,000 copies in print possesses a maverick Zen spirit that points to a different way of looking at the world. With each page featuring a quote, phrase, story, koan, haiku, or poem, Zen Companion combines the feeling and format of a meditation book with 2,500 years of wisdom—from Lao-tzu and Groucho Marx, William Carlos Williams and The Little Prince, D. T. Suzuki and Walker Percy, the Buddha and the Bible, Einstein and Gertrude Stein. It's a celebration of intuition: "If a man wishes to be sure of the road he treads on, he must close his eyes and walk in the dark"—St. John the Cross. Individuality: "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought."—Basho. Uncomplicated nature: "Among twenty snowy mountains/The only moving thing/Was the eye of the blackbird."—Wallace Stevens. Childlike spontaneity: "Goodnight stars. Goodnight air."—Margaret Wise Brown. Irreverent paradox: "Wakuan complained when he saw a picture of bearded Bodhidharma: 'Why hasn't that fellow a beard
 

Zen wisdom distilled into daily, accessible inspiration.

"The Little Zen Companion" could be your pocket-sized guide to mindfulness and philosophical pondering. It's like having a wise old sage whispering life's secrets during your daily routines. The eclectic mix of quotes and koans offers a fresh perspective with every page, opening your mind to the simplicity and profundity of Zen thought as you navigate the complexities of modern life.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.