Silent Center: Zero Lessons on Zen

Like a book about the sound of rain, this book contains nothing of its topic. It points toward what cannot be said then steps aside.In Silent Center Zero Lessons on Zen , Thomas Orr Anderson offers playful koans, parables, and field notes that tilt perception until wonder spills in.A woodpecker laughs at your seriousness. An eagle reflects without delay. A barrel never waits to pour. A prodigy adds both infinities and lands on zero.These quick pieces do not explain. They invite you to stop chasing the onion’s pit, to quit searching for a center once the circle is gone, to notice the plop then the ripples then the stillness.Read a page and look up. If you get it, enjoy. If you don’t, enjoy even more. The treasure is not another idea. It is the direct taste of Now. Read more