Zeal for Zen

The Zen scholar and author of Hints in Haiku offers a revealing introduction to Zen thought and practice in this collection of essays.

In 1964, when he accepted a visiting professorship at Coe College teaching non-Western studies, Norimoto Iino wrote this uniquely insightful introduction to Zen for his students. As he says in the preface, "Zen is a subject notoriously elusive. It goes beyond the happiest form of linguistic expression." And yet, Iino pursues his topic with illuminating clari...