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101 Zen Stories

By: Paul Beck
Narrated by: Freda Cooper
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About this listen

Written in the 13th century by Japanese Zen master Muju. Well-known koans in the collection include A Cup of Tea, The Sound of One Hand, No Water, No Moon, and Everything is Best. Includes the soundtrack The Mysterious Sound of Wind in the Bamboo

©2012 Trout Lake Media (P)2013 Trout Lake Media Anthologies Anthologies & Short Stories

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A nice collection of Koans, each spaced out with a little music; so you have time to reflect.

A few of the Koans are obscure, but on the whole an enlightening listen!

Classic Koans

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A great collection of stories. A great way to meditate, find inner strenght and practice inner dialogue. Very soothing and readsuring. Well read and easy to follow. It would be great if it came with an analysis as well.

Gems of inner peace

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Interesting book and very cheap, but about 50 minutes of it is just flute playing.

Interesting book

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If you could sum up 101 Zen Stories in three words, what would they be?

BE WARNED, this book is not 3:45 minutes of zen tales, its 2:45 minutes of zen tales and 45 minutes of (not very good) music.

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does exactly what it says on the tin

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Great stories and the last 7 or so chapters with around 30 minutes of music for meditation. Really enjoyed and will listen to often.

Brillante. Loved it

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