The Impossible Path of Zen

Ashley W. Craig
Sep 2, 2018 · 7 min read

Why you cannot possibly learn Zen, and how that sets you free

“brown and beige floral teapot on tabletop” by Angela Compagnone on Unsplash

Firstly, and before we start — let’s acknowledge the humorous paradox in even trying to explain something ‘impossible to understand’ at all.

Zen is mysterious and deeply misunderstood all the world over. The word Zen even seems to have suffered one of those modern ‘urban-dictionary’ style hijackings; where it’s more often…

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