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…Night, along with The Cloud of Unknowing, which was an inspiration for him. For those curious about learning more about Koans, I cannot recommend this other book highly enough: https://www.amazon.com/Two-Zen-Classics-Gateless-Records/dp/... The book contains a collection of Koans along with Mumon's (et al) Commentary, Mumon's Verse, as well as modern day notes that help us understand some of the concepts hidden behind…
on “There's more to mathematics than rigour and proofs (2007)” ↗…found much to learn with paradoxical situations arising in zen koans. A good book with plenty of koans was Mumonkan/Gateless gate, in a compilation like this: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/593516.Two_Zen_Classics They've been helpful as a reinforcement (and contrast) to more logical things, as well as therapies (DBT, CBT).
on “Ask HN: Do you recall any book or course that made a topic finally click?” ↗