Zen Buddhism has aroused great interest in recent years both in America and in Europe. The author of this book, Daisetsu Taitaro Suzuki, contributed significantly to the awakening of such interest in the West in one of the most ancient and profound religions of the East. He is the most celebrated and eloquent expositor of Zen on the globe. The book is a collection of articles originally written for the New East magazine, which was published in Japanese during the 1914 war. The book, according to the author, does not pretend to be a scientific coverage of the subject, but serves as some kind of introduction to Zen Buddhism for those who want to have only a first, approximate idea of Zen.