Muth knits three fables into a larger story that, if not exactly Zen, at least reflects a similar sensibility in its approach to life. In "Zen Shorts," the author and illustrator Jon J. It touches on the most fundamental questions of how to live and how to live with others, questions that hold a universal appeal even to the grade-school set. The Zen riddle that is probably most familiar to Americans - "What is the sound of one hand clapping?" - may seem cryptic, but compared with earlier writings in the same tradition, it is positively straightforward, leading us to consider the solitary nature of the self. ZEN SHORTS Written and illustrated by Jon J.
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