Passing Through the Gateless Barrier: Koan Practice for Real

Passing Through the Gateless Barrier: Koan Practice for Real Life

The classic thirteenth-century collection of Zen koans with one of the most accessible commentaries to date, from a Chinese Zen teacher.

Gateways to awakening surround us at every moment of our lives. The whole purpose of kÃ…Âan (gongâ‚¬an, in Chinese) practice is to keep us from missing these myriad opportunities by leading us to certain gates that have traditionally been effective for people to access that marvelous awakening. The forty-eight kÃ…Âans of the Gateless Barrier (Chinese: Wumenguan; Japanese: Mumonkan) have been waking people up for well over eight hundred years. Chan teacher Guo Gu provides here a fresh translation of the classic text, along with the first English commentary by a teacher of the Chinese tradition from which it originated. He shows that the kÃ…Âans in this text are not mere stories from a distant past, but are rather pointers to the places in our lives where we get stuckâ‚¬"and that each sticking point, when examined, can become a gateless barrier through which we can enter into profound wisdom.
Country USA
Brand Shambhala Publications
Manufacturer Shambhala
Binding Paperback
Color Burgundy/maroon
ReleaseDate 2016-05-31
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781611802818

Passing Through the Gateless Barrier: Koan Practice for Real Life