"Nancy Wilson Ross has performed a valuable service in making available to us the insights and reflections of those who have understood Zen. ... Our education has trained us to be at home in the world of notions; it is time that we discovered how to be equally at home in THE WORLD OF ZEN. – ALDOUS HUXLEY

"This is a book we have been waiting for – one that would gather into a single comprehensive volume the main features of an Eastern philosophy that is becoming a creative force in the Western world. Zen is a way of life, of universal relevance, and this volume, which makes it so accessible, is likely to have a wide infuence on our culture, It it a book to live with." – SIR HERBERT READ