Zen Master Raven: The Teachings of a Wise Old Bird

by Robert Aitken and Nelson Foster

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"A uniquely playful and incisive illustrated collection of Zen teaching stories from one of America's best-known and most-respected Zen masters. A Modern Classic. In the tradition of the great koan collections and the extensive records of ancient masters, Robert Aitken--one of America's best-known and most-respected Zen masters--distills a lifetime of teaching down to its essence. Intriguing, playful, and deceptively easy to read, Zen Master Raven is a brilliant encapsulation of Zen in over a hundred koan-like encounters--featuring curious beginners like Mallard and Mole, to teachers-in-training like Porcupine, to the profound wisdom of masters like Brown Bear, Moose Roshi, and Zen Master Raven himself"--
  • ISBN10 1614293848
  • ISBN13 9781614293842
  • Publish Date 22 August 2017 (first published 1 November 2002)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Wisdom Publications,U.S.
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 224
  • Language English