After Zen
EUR 4,50
Excellent! - Don t hesitate to read J. Van de Wetering s latest Zen book. It has been a long time coming and is good on it s own but far better if you ve read his two earlier novels about his experiences with Zen training.My only complaint is that this new book is too short! I was left wanting more. I haven t read J.v. De. W s fictiious works (a.k.a. the amsterdam cop series ) but for anyone interested in the big Z I can say that it should go down in history.R.G. genaro27@hotmail.com
Just practice, nothing chic about it. - This direct and simple statement of a life in Buddhist practice, indeed of a life fully lived, is a precious jewel. There is no stink of Zen here. Hurrah for that! Not surprisingly, van de Wetering once again offers an engaging narrative of inquiry and freedom, vividly expressed. Take a look.
If you¹ve ever had an interest in Zen, read this book. - I read Janwillem Van de Wetering s two earlier books on zen years ago, and after seeing David Chadwick s comments on Afterzen, I was itching to read it, and have just finished doing so. What a feast for zen students! Van de Wetering says things that some of us who have been practicing zen for decades have been muttering between our breaths for years but rarely saying outright. I laughed out loud through many of the chapters and was sobered by some of the others. The author muses on his life as a zen student and introduces us to as many gurus, senseis, and rimpoches as one life can encompass, thrusting us headfirst into koans along the way. By the time his story ends, we ve been through hell, purgatory, and various heavens. I can t think of a healthier testimony to the fact that zen is alive and well in the West than Afterzen. Those who don t like what Janwillem has to say about zen are entitled to their opinions. I am grateful for the book, and to the author. If you ve ever taken seriously the question Who am I and what the hell am I doing here? and sincerely looked for an answer in Eastern or Western skies, don t miss reading this book. It gets all the stars I ve got.
masterpiece - just when you thought empty mirror was best - the liners would have you believe that janwillem tells us the answers to koans. what he does do as always, is show his true self. i asked my 13 year old daughter for the answers to the first 2 koans - she immediately gave the correct answers. this book does not answer koans. this book shows where buddha nature leads. the answers are the true questions... john boland
No idealized pretending Zen here. - Van der Wetering, the first guy to write about studying Zen in Japan (that I can think of), then, in America, brings him and us and what s-it-all-about (not let-me-tell-you-where-it s-at) together again. Good stories with the ups and downs reveal his own path with his own wry wit. Check him out