Carl_Bergstrom

Alright, Paul, this is interesting stuff.

I haven't read this one yet, but I did hear about it. And to be honest, my initial impression was approximately "What the hell does Zen Buddhism have to do with Bonsai, other than the fact that they're both Chinese in origin and Japanese in refinement?"

Is this any more meaning a combination than a book on say The Spirit of Needlepoint: Combine the power of Christianity and Cross-stitch.

I guess I expected that the zen/bonsai connection would most likely just be capitalizing on a mystification/fetishization of all things oriental on the part of Westerners. So here's my question. Does the book really do the practice of Zen Buddhism justice, or does spout some Alan Watts mumbo-jumbo about balance, harmony, and interconnection, and call that by the name Zen?

Best regards,
Carl

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