Zen Forest Zen Sayings graffiti published by PAM Books (Perks

published by PAM Books (Perks and Mini)

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Zen Forest Zen Sayings graffiti published by PAM Books (PerksFirst compiled in 16th and 17th century Japan, these Zen sayings range from profound to mystifying to the absurd and comical. A Zen Forest is, according to poet Gary Snyder, the meeting place of the highest and the most humble: where the wisdom of both the great poets and the local folk storytellers meet. Translator Soiku Shigematsu, abbot of Shogennji Zen Temple in Shimizu, Japan, has rendered these pieces into poetic English that illuminates aspects