This book of koans contains some of the most important Zen sayings of all time along with insightful commentary.Koans are the intellectually unsolvable problem-riddles at the core of the Rinzai tradition of Zen Buddhism, perhaps the most well-known one being «what is the sound of one hand clapping.» Though widely recognized, most koan remain narrowly understood.In this new edition of The Iron Flute, one hundred of the most challenging and enlightening koan from the Chinese Chan (Zen) patriarchs...
