Dropping Ashes on the Buddha: The Teachings of Zen Master Seung Sahn

Title: Dropping Ashes on the Buddha: The Teachings of Zen Master Seung Sahn Author: Stephen Mitchell ISBN: 9780802130525 Publisher: Grove Press Published: 1994 Binding: Paperback Language: English Condition: Used: Near Fine Excellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders. Religion & Spirituality 1530969 Publisher Description: "Somebody comes into the Zen center with a lighted cigarette, walks up to the Buddha statue, blows smoke in its face, and drops ashes on its lap. You are standing there. What can you do?" This is a problem that Zen Master Seung Sahn is fond of posing to his American students who attend his Zen centers. Dropping Ashes on the Buddha is a delightful, irreverent, and often hilariously funny living record of the dialogue between Korean Zen Master Seung Sahn and his Amer