Zen and Zen Classics, Vol. 5: Twenty-Four Zen Essays

by R.H. Blyth

This 5th volume of the series on Zen is a step forward in the direction of a universal Zen, a Zen which will include Chinese and Japanese Zen, and not omit that of Christian and Islamic mysticism, of Dante, Eckhart, Wordsworth, and Thoreau.

Genres: Zen

225 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1983

About the author

Reginald Horace Blyth was an English author, interpreter, translator, devotee of Japanese culture and English Professor, having lived in Japan for eighteen years.

Reviews

[Adrian Brown · Rating 1 out of 5]

Don't read this book. Don't waste your time. Let me sum it up for you: Zen is everything and nothing, it happiness and sadness, it is humor and eroticism, it is up and down, it is infinite and finite; lots of obscure references; women can't be Zen. This book is sexist and homophobic. Don't waste your time.