The Story of Mu
Author | : James Cordova |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 68 |
Release | : 2016-04-26 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781614292388 |
ISBN-13 | : 1614292388 |
Rating | : 4/5 (88 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: This lush, beautifully illustrated narrative breathes humanity and warmth into one of the most famous and enigmatic koans of the Zen tradition. The Story of Mu uses luminous illustrations and a mythic narrative structure to convey the great potential for peace and enlightenment that we all carry hidden within ourselves. Shot through with ineffable “thisness and thussness,” Mu spins a visually rich, cosmogonic fable about the origins of the universe of space, time, matter, and life. It also touches something lost but always present within the human heart: an awakeness that is without flaw, from the beginning before the beginning.