This is one of those books that seems super cool at the beginning of a journey into Zen, and one that probably seems equally cool when you are nearing 10 or 20 years of experience with it. The middle 70% of the way may have you wanting to toss this away, calling it a scam in hardcover format, and running off to find some journal article that has attempted to find Zen in a 20-item questionnaire with Likert scales. Which is ironic. I am not implying that I have even close to 2-3 years of experience with practicing, but the mode of thought is familiar to me. I can see why this would be very useful for many folks, and I will be sure to recommend it accordingly.
Many gold nuggets in this one:
- The Cat nodded and smiled.
‘Thank you,’ said the Cub.
‘I didn’t do anything,’ said the Cat.
‘You listened,’ said the Cub, ‘and that made all the difference.’
- ‘I once heard someone say, it was not the journey or the destination that mattered most, but the company.’
- The obstacle IS the path.