Penetrating Laughter

by Kazuaki Tanahashi

Book by Tanahashi, Kazuaki

Genres: Zen

144 pages, Hardcover

First published March 4, 1985

About the author

Kazuaki Tanahashi, born and trained in Japan and active in the United States since 1977, has had solo exhibitions of his calligraphic paintings internationally. He has taught East Asian calligraphy at eight international conferences of calligraphy and lettering arts. Also a peace and environmental worker for decades, he is a Fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science.

Reviews

[Christopher Tang · Rating 5 out of 5]

Zen is a difficult thing to put into words. This book achieves this in many ways not by describing Zen itself but rather the life of a man who was an exemplar of it. It shows to his paintings that show both his wisdom and his wit. I highly recommend this book to anyone and everyone.