Return to Zero

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Authors: Lin Guzhen, Sun Xiaoning
Publisher: The Commercial Press

Summary:
The first step toward resolving every predicament
A Taiwanese Zen practitioner who answers anything Vs. a Beijing journalist who asks anything
Facing all manner of life's predicaments
Questioning to the very end, walking to the very end
Lin Guzhen is always able, in the manner of a Zen practitioner, to step outside the ordinary
and open up new vistas of life…

"Back to Zero" is divided into three major parts: "My Life," "My Love" and "My Death." Each part addresses the various themes people care about, such as "relationships," "love," "wealth," "friendship," "children," "art," "spiritual practice" and "religion." Each theme, in the direct exchange between the Beijing journalist who "asks anything" and the Taiwanese Zen practitioner who "answers anything," reveals the true face of the Zen practitioner's life, his wisdom for living, and the boundless possibilities of life. It shows us that, with just a shift of thought, we can take a leap in life, break free of our habits, and transcend the critical threshold.

● Having principles and methods is not what we call wisdom; wisdom is forever the response to, a...

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