I’ve been really
interested in Zen Buddhism ever since I was a teenager. While everyone else was
doing school projects on Crystal Palace Football Club and Ford Escorts I was
putting together something much more unlikely on the samurai and transient
nature of cherry blossoms. My form tutor, Mrs McSherry, acidly remarked that
every school had a Jack Fielding (I’m not sure it was meant as a compliment).
Coming soon.
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| Jodo Shigeru - 'Tanuki' |
Matt Carrell recently
suggested I write more about the Buddhist elements in my stories and post them
on my blog. That gave me food for thought. After all I dreamt up the sub-genre
of ‘pulp Zen’ – although it never occurred to me that readers might actually want
to know more about the philosophy behind the surreal world of Zen City
and the rest. Nothing preachy or horribly pretentious. Just simply sharing some
of the little I’ve learned over the years with my readers. I hope they’ll find
it as interesting as I do.
Abbot Od at the
Happy Heart Temple often says it’s best to start at the beginning. So I’m going
to start with the enigmatic poems that kick off every one hand clapping book, inspired
by a Chinese Zen master.
Coming soon.
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