Author : Seung Sahn
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 0834825627
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Wanting Enlightenment Is a Big Mistake by : Seung Sahn
Download or read book Wanting Enlightenment Is a Big Mistake written by Seung Sahn and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2006-08-08 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A major figure in the transmission of Zen to the West, Zen Master Seung Sahn was known for his powerful teaching style, which was direct, surprising, and often humorous. He taught that Zen is not about achieving a goal, but about acting spontaneously from "don’t-know mind." It is from this "before-thinking" nature, he taught, that true compassion and the desire to serve others naturally arises. This collection of teaching stories, talks, and spontaneous dialogues with students offers readers a fresh and immediate encounter with one of the great Zen masters of the twentieth century.