{"product_id":"passing-through-the-gateless-barrier-guo-gu-9781611802818","title":"Passing Through the Gateless Barrier: Koan Practice for Real Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe classic thirteenth-century collection of Zen koans with one of the most accessible commentaries to date, from a Chinese Zen teacher.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Gateways to awakening surround us at every moment of our lives. The whole purpose of \u003ci\u003ekōan\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003egong'an\u003c\/i\u003e, in Chinese) practice is to keep us from missing these myriad opportunities by leading us to certain gates that have traditionally been effective for people to access that marvelous awakening. The forty-eight kōans of the \u003ci\u003eGateless Barrier\u003c\/i\u003e (Chinese: \u003ci\u003eWumenguan\u003c\/i\u003e; Japanese: \u003ci\u003eMumonkan\u003c\/i\u003e) have been waking people up for well over eight hundred years. Chan teacher Guo Gu provides here a fresh translation of the classic text, along with the first English commentary by a teacher of the Chinese tradition from which it originated. He shows that the kōans in this text are not mere stories from a distant past, but are rather pointers to the places in our lives where we get stuck--and that each sticking point, when examined, can become a gateless barrier through which we can enter into profound wisdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Guo Gu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1611802814\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781611802818\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Shambhala\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/31\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 440\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.10d","brand":"Guo Gu","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43938789916927,"sku":"9781611802818","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_ef7a2582-d26d-46fa-b3b5-37c23efbbfd8.jpg?v=1681437731","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/passing-through-the-gateless-barrier-guo-gu-9781611802818","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}