The Crow Flies Backwards and Other New Zen Koans

Discover how the mysterious, powerful form of the koan—known for bringing about sudden enlightenment—can disrupt and illuminate your everyday understanding of life. Traditionally, Zen koans—the teaching stories of Zen—are drawn from the words and teachings of ancient masters and primarily address the concerns of (male) monastic practitioners. In  The Crow Flies  Backward, Ross Bolleter changes all at. The 108 modern koans offered within address sexuality and childbirth, family, parenth