365 Zen: Daily Readings – A Year of Ripening: For Students Ready to Sit and Grow

by Jean Smith

“Watermelons and Zen students
grow pretty muchthe same way.
Long periods of sitting ‘till they ripen and grow
all juicy inside, but
when you knock them on the head
to see if they’re ready –
sounds like nothing&

Genres: Buddhism, Zen, Nonfiction, Religion, Philosophy

400 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

Reviews

[Victoria · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really liked this one... looked forward to it being among my morning reads. Fairly easy to understand and may go through it again at some future year.

[Mary Helene · Rating 5 out of 5]

I appreciate the exposure to a variety of Zen authors whom I would not otherwise encounter.

[Philip Pilgaard · Rating 4 out of 5]

Zen
david scott & tony doubleday
forum

[Buck Wilde · Rating 3 out of 5]

I mean, it's what I wanted.

[Scott · Rating 4 out of 5]

While there might be a few selections here that could be improved on, that's inevitable in a collection with this many entries. Smith's selections come from all the various strains of Zen, and from quite a range of sources - while some of the original authors will be familiar to anybody who reads in this area, others are considerably less well known - but all, for the most part, interesting.

[Becca · Rating 2 out of 5]

I didn't think some of the "readings", which were in actuality, short quotes, were very good. I think I would like a book with a little more than a sentence to meditate on or think about more appealing.

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I use this book everyday!

[NoBeatenPath · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nice collection of Zen sayings and quotes, one to read every day. Some are ancient Zen classics, some belong to a more 'Westernised' school of modern Zen