Book of Mu Reviews Begin

Adam Tebbe at Sweeping Zen has just published the first review of the Book of Mu for Amazon.

“A monumental new book,” says Adam. “Edited by James Ishmael Ford and Melissa Myozen Blacker has hit bookshelves today (about a month early!)—The Book of Mu: Essential Writings on Zen’s Most Important Koan. Ford and Blacker are both Zen teachers in the American Zen community representing the Boundless Way Zen school. The work is being presented as part of the Essential Writings of Zen series put out by Wisdom Publications, the other two being The Art of Just Sitting and Sitting with Koans. Although this is the third installment in the series, Wisdom recommends this as the place to start. You’ll easily be forgiven if you think that the title is a little bit funny – referring to the Mu koan as “Zen’s most important koan.” It’s a bit paradoxical, really. Obviously, this is in reference to the koan’s importance and widespread usage. Virtually anyone who has ever undertaken koan study with a teacher has encountered this particular koan along their way.

For the rest of it, go here…