Blue CLiff

The  

Blue Cliff Records The Great Unraveling  

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Zen Book One

Copyright 2010 Stephen H. Wolinsky, PhD  

An imprint of Quantum Press,  

under the auspices of Quantum Institute Inc. Stephen H. Wolinsky, PhD Library  

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Acknowledgement

The Blue Cliff Records were complied by Ch’an  by Master Yunmen about 980 A.D.

in Chinese Ch’an is Zen in Japanese

Containing 100 Koan Stories it is considered a  masterpiece of Chan.

Dedication

To the beloved Ch’an (Zen) Masters who have  kept the beauty and tradition of Chan, (Zen) since  Bodhidharma came to China from India in about  500 A.D.

To My beloved Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj, whose  teaching style is mirrored in Ch’an, (Zen), and  whose enquiry and guidance revealed the depth  of Enquiry-Koan study

Watch Your Step A Word of Caution

Nisargadatta Maharaj: “Question everything,  don’t believe anything.”

As you are about to go through this book please  note that nothing you are about to read is true. It is  merely words which represent things which do not  exist.

Please do not fall into the trap…