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While lay practice in the west is just celebrated, and its issues address in myriad forums, scant attention is paid to. A major figure in the transmission of zen to the west, zen master seung sahn was known for his powerful teaching style, which was direct, surprising, and often humorous. He was the mold by which all present and future korean masters are and will be measured. Welcome to the ebooks library now in our 17th year, we remain one of the largest ebooks sites on the web. The compass of zen is a simple, exhaustiveand often hilariouspresentation of the essence of zen by a modern zen master of considerable renown. In 1944, soensa joined the underground korean independence movement. We provide copy of dropping ashes on the buddha the teachings of zen master seung sahn in digital format, so the resources that you find are reliable. Dropping ashes on the buddha ebook by stephen mitchell. About the author zen master seung sahn 19272004 was the first teacher to bring korean zen buddhism to.
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