Publisher's Synopsis
This collection of riddles, symbolic stories and mental exercises is the first English translation from the original Chinese of the Wumenguan - an ancient collection of Zen koans (known in Japanese as the Mumonkaa).;The text presents the fullest range of Zen teachings that can be presented in words. Koans can be used to liberate the mind from its conditioned habits and assumptions - their very simplicity hides great sophistication. This translation also includes both the teaching stories of other Chinese sages inspired by the koans, and a commentary for Western readers. Thomas Cleary is the author of "The Essential Tao" and "The Essential Confucius".
