Encounters in Yoga and Zen: Meetings of Cloth and Stone
About this book
This unique book contains a fascinating selection of traditional Japanese and Indian stories used by teachers in the Eastern spiritual schools to assist students in their training. Just as flint and steel are used to make fire, so these stories can be used to create sparks in the reader’s mind which can, with care and attention, be nurtured into the strong light of realization. The author, who has spent many years training in both yoga and Zen, has collected the stories from a variety of conversations with teachers, reminiscences in temple magazines of teachers of the past, folk tales used to make a training point, and personal training experiences. The aim of these stories is to find realization and inspiration in daily life. They are ordinary, but their traditional presentation will catch the hearts of readers and reveal something of the inner lines of the currents of life.