walrus’s Reviews > The Sound of One Hand: 281 Zen Koans with Answers > Status Update

'Scientists describe how cosmic rays emitted by supernovas ... influence the cloud formations in the sky above us ... [&] impact not only our climate ... The construction of many grand cathedrals in Europe between ... 1000-1300 [is] in part a consequence of favorable climatic changes ... & so exploding stars light years away influence a certain style of architecture, ...& the music written for those august spaces.'