101 Stories of Zen. Parables of Zen Buddhism

European thinking is accustomed to a linear perception of reality: being is embodied in concrete forms, representations of reality are cast in finite formulas, life is a certain sequence of events that presumably have meaning. The Eastern perspective is fundamentally opposite: the human being is merely one of the components of the great cycle of elements, observing which the thinking subject has a chance to realize themselves and choose a path that does not contradict the harmony of the overall movement of world forces. "101 Stories of Zen" is a European attempt to articulate the wisdom of the great teachers of Zen Buddhism in an understandable language. This book does not contain the axioms and moral teachings we are used to. It only offers examples that provide some insight into the symphony of the universe. They do not teach anything and do not obligate anyone to anything. They are simply worth reading.