Zen: Key to Your Undiscovered Happiness [Paperback]

C. N. Hu (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1988

Age old wisdom for the new age An easy-to-understand discussion of Buddhism with applications to modern, everyday life. Zen has answers to such questions as:

* What is happiness?
* What is nirvana?
* What is the relationship between language and reality?
* Why is lateral thinking an expression of the highest wisdom?

Editorial Reviews

Review

'Skillfully uses western terminology to explain Eastern philosophy.' -- Yi-fa, Bikshuni, Fo-kuang Shan Temple

'Valuable guide book.' -- Book Reader

'Very well researched . . . I enjoyed the book' -- D. Seckler, former associate professor of economics Kansas State University

'Zen . . . by C. N. Hu has given me a clearer picture of Buddhism and its relation to other Asian philosophies than other books I've read to date.' -- P. Lee, San Francisco

'provides a unique approach to Buddhism.' -- J. Chen, associate professor, Beijing University

From the Publisher

The author conceived the idea for this book during the 1950's. It was written in 1968 and titled 'A Semantic Approach to Zen: Key to Your Undiscovered Happiness.' The manuscript was left undisturbed at the bottom of a bookshelf for 20 years. It was finally published unchanged in 1988. During the past 30 years, many things have changed and many advances have been made in science, but the basic concepts of the book still hold.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 117 pages
• Publisher: Victory Pr (August 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0962076503
• ISBN-13: 978-0962076503
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,700,851 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Zen Simplified, May 8, 2001

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Anne Conway (Cupertino, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Zen: Key to Your Undiscovered Happiness (Paperback)

C.N.Hu's "ZEN, Key to Your Undiscovered Happiness" is one of the most simplified, easy to read, outlines of Zen and Buddhism spiritual philosophy.

Among other down-to-earth discussions, there are chapters on What is Nirvana? Mantra as Physical Therapy, and a comparative guide of Buddhistic Dietary Rules vs Modern Nutritional Science.

For the lay person on a quest, this book is priceless.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Short and succint, September 3, 2001

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Lily Lu (Montibello, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Zen: Key to Your Undiscovered Happiness (Paperback)

This is a really short book, only 117 pages and is written very simply. But it is full of the wisdom of Buddhism.

I especially liked the use of the electromagnetic spectrum to show how human eyes and ears are limited in what they can perceive.

I also was intrigued by the idea that language cannot express reality.