Zen Beyond All Words: A Western Zen Master's Instructions (Tuttle Library of Enlightenment) [Paperback]

Wolfgang Kopp (Author), Barbara Wittnberg-Hasenauer (Translator), Barbara Wittenberg-Hasenauer (Translator)

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Publication Date: May 1996 | Series: Tuttle Library of Enlightenment

Zen Beyond All Words contains a selection of talks given by Master
Wolfgang Kopp at the Tao Ch'an Center in Wiesbaden, Germany, during the summer of 1992. In the spirit of the ancient Chinese Ch'an masters, Wolfgang Kopp teaches a direct and powerful Zen. He conveys neither a theoretical system nor a one-sided dogmatism of sitting, and he neither wears customary robes nor holds a traditional title.

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

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These selected talks from Zen Master Kopp of the Tao Ch'an Center in Wiesbaden, Germany, focus on the practices of Zen Buddhism and their power to take the Zen student beyond words to the wordlessness of enlightenment. Kopp examines the central Zen conundrums of becoming self by losing self and gaining mindfulness by practicing mindlessness. Kopp's reflections are often elegant riddles on Zen practice, but only libraries wanting to build an exhaustive Zen collection will need to purchase this book.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German

Product Details

• Paperback: 97 pages
• Publisher: Tuttle Publishing; 1st edition (May 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 080483086X
• ISBN-13: 978-0804830867
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,478,793 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Truth is out..and it's Wonderful, July 18, 2002

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I have read so many books on Zen and Buddhism, spent countless hours in meditation, and this book is all it took for it all to come together for me. An absolute must read for those seeking a definition of and a way to achievereal enlightenment.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Clear and Sounding Very True, March 1, 2001

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I have read literally hundreds of books on the philosophy of zen, buddhism, and advaita, but this book is one the clearest discussions of the process, the seeing, and the realization. Best of all, it sounds completely unpretentious and real. I very strongly recommend this book to anyone involved in awakening!

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5.0 out of 5 stars The mainstay of my spiritual reading, February 5, 2010

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This review is from: Zen Beyond All Words: A Western Zen Master's Instructions (Tuttle Library of Enlightenment) (Paperback)

I have hesitated to review this book because I didn't feel I could do it justice. As other reviewers have reported, I too have found this the epitome of insight among the mountain of Buddhist/Zen/Hindu books I have read over the last twenty years. Razor sharp and chock-full of mind-enlightening insights. This is the one book I ALWAYS take with me on retreats or long vacations--the first book I turn to when I feel spiritually stale. I have yet to plumb its depths. I only wish I could meet and sit with the author in his Zendo in Germany. He has my undying gratitude for writing such a clear, illuminating book.