Whole World is a Single Flower

Download or read book Whole World is a Single Flower written by Seung Sahn and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2011-09-13 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This remarkable Zen book is of great importance not only for the variety of the 365 kong-ans, but for Zen Master Seung Sahn's own questions and commentary which accompany each kong-an. This prodding and guidance serve as guideposts along a difficult road to enlightenment. The kong-ans themselves and practice for life-practice for life-practice for answering the questions which are profound and practical arising everyday. One of the distinctive qualities of The Whole World Is a Single Flower is its ecumenism. Dae Soen Sa Nim has included not only kong-ans from Chinese and Korean Zen, but also from Lao-tzu and the Christian tradition.