New Chan Forum 21

Zen Creativity 2000

Zen entails the fullest expression of human creativity based in the meditative experience of life.

At the onset of the millennium we celebrate the creativity of Zen. Creativity comes in several forms, artistic, literary, intellectual philosophical and in drama. This issue contains articles discussing Zen in poetry, the philosophy of enlightenment and Zen in the world of drama. These thoughtful presentations reveal the width of Zen’s participation in life and the capacity within Buddha dharma for critical thought and reflection. We hope they will help broaden our readers engagement with Zen.

We are grateful to Adrian Cairns, C.T. Song and Ken Jones for sharing their thoughts with us. We need copy to sustain our journal. We welcome comments and original articles of your own. Please consider what you may have to say! Good wishes in the years to come.