Gordon Fraser, April 1978. A clear and readable discussion of zen meditation by a distinguished Buddhist scholar and monk. A popular subject in traditional Asian art is a small boy searching for, finding, and taming a mighty ox. Such paintings tell, in allegorical terms, the story of a human being observing, taming, and training the mind. University of Arizona.
Koans are seemingly impossible questions used in meditative training.
They were developed by Zen masters of the Rinzai school and are at the heart of Rinzai training, although they are sometimes used in Soto Zen training as well. This book is a famous collection of zen koans and commentaries. According to Dr. Austin, many regular physiological changes are observed in the brain as muscles relax, breathing slows, and the mind becomes calm. Element Books, May 1996. An authoritative handbook on meditation from the point of view of Western clinical psychology.