Throughout the generations, Zen sayings in short essays

Author: Xu Sumin
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: From the perspective of Zen, many Zen sayings are indeed transcendent, carefree, and even charming. But who would have thought that Zen originated in a deeply suffering historical context? However, precisely because of suffering, there is a call for transcendence; precisely because one cannot be carefree, there is a longing for it; precisely because charm is rare, there is a pursuit of it—such is the relationship between people's circumstances and desires. This book introduces hundreds of Zen sayings, categorized into " (Everyday Realm), (Equal Realm), (Leisure Realm), (Free Realm), (Aesthetic Realm)," etc., providing introductions, annotations, and translations.