{"product_id":"9781589881280","title":"Zen Traces","description":"As Zen takes root in the west, new forms arise. For centuries Zen masters have tested their students with koans and capping phrases. A koan is a spiritual paradox that must be solved intuitively. A capping phrase is a trenchant comment. Both are meditative practices that reveal deeper truths about the self and, ideally, lead to enlightenment. In Zen Traces, Buddhist scholar Kenneth Kraft plays off these practices in a new idiom. He selects passages from four sources: traditional Zen, present-day Zen, Henry David Thoreau, and Mark Twain. When a koan-like story about a contemporary Zen teacher is paired with a pithy comment by Mark Twain, something fresh emerges.","brand":"Paul Dry Books, Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65425618043229,"sku":null,"price":13.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/3893\/2573\/files\/9781589881280.jpg?v=1789350457","url":"https:\/\/shop.gazellebookservices.co.uk\/products\/9781589881280","provider":"Gazelle Book Services","version":"1.0","type":"link"}