KOANS 
THE LESSONS OF ZEN edited by Manuela Dunn Mascetti
Hardcover
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Koan is the study case given to the Zen student by his master to sweep away the clouds of unknowing and allow enlightenment to occur. Far from being logical questions, koans are impossible conundrums to which there is no parallel in the literature of any other religion. Recorded and handed down from master to master, monastery to monastery, koans are one of the fundamental instruction methods of Zen still used today for training students of Zen.
Koans: The Lessons of Zen presents a selection of classic koans organized in order of ascending difficulty and accompanied by brief explanations to help the reader in this primer of Zen teaching. This is a map, drawn by the ones who have been there for all of us who wish to follow their steps, charting the inconceivable.