Unborn: The Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei, 1622-1693

Unborn

The Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei, 1622-1693

2000

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Referred by Alan Watts.
Bankei is an important chester in Zen history and his style is very unique.
Unborn mind, buddha mind it is.

The book has three sections: (1) Bankei's sermons. This is where you really learn about unborn mind. However it gets s little repetitive because Bankei uses the same way and metaphors to explain it.
(2) The Dialogues and (3) Unnecessary Words: I liked these a lot because most of them are like little stories.

December 31, 2020