What is Zen? Zen is a way of life, a religion, and an aesthetic. It is one of the oldest and most profound religious philosophies in the world. This program presents selections from some of the best known works in the Zen canon. 101 Zen Stories recounts actual experiences with Zen spanning five centuries. The Gateless Gate is a thirteenth-century collection of mind problems used in the practice of Zen. 10 Bulls is a twelfth-century commentary on the stages of awareness leading to enlightenment. And "Centering" is a 4000-year-old teaching from India that could very well have been the source of Zen. What is Zen? Listen for the answer.
