“Why did Bodhidharma come to China?”
“An oak tree in the garden.”
Confused?
Good.
Because that’s exactly where Zen begins.
This is my first book by Narendra Murty, and what a fascinating introduction it has been.
The book is a collection of thirty short Zen-inspired stories told from the perspective of monks and masters. But don’t expect straightforward lessons or logical answers. Instead, each story gently shakes your intellect, breaks your need for reasoning, and pushes you toward something deeper — awareness.
What I loved most is how every story feels simple on the surface, yet leaves you thinking for hours. Sometimes puzzled. Sometimes smiling. Sometimes quietly reflective.
Zen doesn’t explain life.
It makes you experience it.
Murty’s writing style is crisp, minimal, and beautifully fluid. There’s no unnecessary complexity, yet the meaning runs incredibly deep. The flow keeps you engaged, and just when you think you’ve understood a story, it flips your perspective.
This isn’t a book you rush through.
It’s a book you pause with.
It challenges the constant need to “figure everything out” and instead teaches you to simply be. To observe. To accept. To breathe.
If you enjoy spirituality, mindfulness, or books that question logic and open the doors to inner stillness, this one is a quiet gem.
Because sometimes, enlightenment isn’t an answer.It’s just… an oak tree in the garden. 🌿
- Language : English
- Print length : 175 pages
- ISBN-10 : 8196447949
- ISBN-13 : 978-8196447946
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