Uvedení do zenu – Navrátil Jiří (2004)

Zen. At first glance, a system without meaning, without logic, a path full of provocations, paradoxes, and outbursts of rage, a journey from nowhere to nowhere. The conversations between masters and students resemble a dadaist performance more than spiritual training - the masters speak in incomprehensible images, and the students imitate them, the masters hit them, and the students are suddenly enlightened. And when a master meets another master, both laugh carefreely, and we readers can hardly guess the hidden purpose of this blatant madness. Yet it is a path that is more direct than any other, and the teaching is strictly logical. Jiří Navrátil's book introduces us very knowledgeably to the issues of Zen Buddhism through countless koans, Zen stories, and sayings of the masters. The author, with a deep understanding of philosophical and historical realities, gradually uncovers the meaning of Zen practice and familiarizes us with the conditions for the emergence of this philosophy and its development in China and Japan. The publication has all the prerequisites to become a key for many to decipher the outer mystery of Zen and a guide on the path to revealing original nature.