Zen: The Reason of Unreason

by Timothy Hugh Barrett

Genres: Philosophy, Nonfiction, Spirituality, Classics, Zen, Self Help, Inspirational

61 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 1993

About the author

See also T.H. Barrett

Reviews

[Evan · Rating 2 out of 5]

Bought this tiny Zen book for $1 at the same time I bought the more comprehensive The World of Zen. This one was an OK reiteration of some of the concepts and even clarified some of them a bit more, as much as Zen can said to ever be truly "clarified." I see this as a quick handy reminder reference at best, probably good as a portable travel companion. It's an attractive little book.

[Sandy 🥀 · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was unfamiliar with the practice of Zen before reading this, so it was very eye-opening. It’s a short read, but I found it comprehensive. One of the biggest takeaways is that you can most understand Zen through un-reason and as such long,lofty books about zen may not be the best way to understand the tradition.

[Ramasubramanian · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not much about zen very minimal 45 pages book

[Τόνια · Rating 4 out of 5]

its a small part of a museum in a book!

[Stefan Jernberg · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very short and beautiful introduction to Zen.