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John Tarrant

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Australia

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b. 1949. John Tarrant is the author of “The Light Inside the Dark” and “Bring Me The Rhinoceros”. He directs the Pacific Zen Institute and has taught koans for over 30 years.

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Average rating: 4.18 · 1,169 ratings · 142 reviews · 7 distinct works • Similar authors

	Bring Me the Rhinoceros: And Other Zen Koans to Bring You Joy 4.16 avg rating — 768 ratings — published 2004 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Light Inside the Dark: Zen, Soul, and the Spiritual Life – Blending Buddhist Meditation and Greek Myths for Wisdom and Joy 4.18 avg rating — 208 ratings — published 1998 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Unlimiting Mind: The Radically Experiential Psychology of Buddhism by Andrew Olendzki, John Tarrant (Foreword) 4.19 avg rating — 152 ratings — published 2010 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Book of Mu: Essential Writings on Zen's Most Important Koan by James Ishmael Ford (Editor), Melissa Blacker (editor), John Tarrant (Foreword) 4.26 avg rating — 104 ratings — published 2011 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Upside-Down Zen: Finding the Marvelous in the Ordinary by Susan Murphy, John Tarrant (Foreword) 4.26 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2006 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Story of the Buddha 4.31 avg rating — 32 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sermon on the Mall: The Gospel According to Barak 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Zhaozhou often quoted this saying by Sengcan: “The great way is not difficult if you just don’t pick and choose.”
― John Tarrant, Bring Me the Rhinoceros: And Other Zen Koans to Bring You Joy

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“You need courage to find out what you really want in life, and what you want might be dangerous. But life is dangerous anyway, and there is a beauty in becoming more and more fully who you are, in paying attention to, as well as being pulled along by, your red thread.”
― John Tarrant, Bring Me the Rhinoceros: And Other Zen Koans That Will Save Your Life

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“It’s true though, that the impulse to give freely to the world seems to be at the bottom of the well of human intentions where the purest and clearest water arises. To be able to offer back what the world has given you, but shaped a little by your touch—that makes a true life.”
― John Tarrant, Bring Me the Rhinoceros: And Other Zen Koans That Will Save Your Life

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