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

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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.

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!

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.