Zen: modesty or vanity? Reflections on D.T. Suzuki’s Book
Publishing the same review in English for my English speaking friends. I’ve just finished reading a book on Zen Buddhism and want to share my impressions. Spoiler: it’s actually much worse than I expected. Actually, Absolutely different (sorry for wordplay). I started this book about a year ago but had to put it down. The material was too demanding, and I couldn’t handle it. These days my intellectual load is pretty low and mostly focused on practical tasks — how to resew this, how to fix that, how to scrub off a stain, how to cook something...