American Zen Koan No. 96: A student once asked Zen teacher Steve Allen, ¡°If you were given a wish-fulfilling jewel, what would you wish for?¡±
ONE BIRD, ONE STONE: 108 Contemporary Zen Stories, by Sean Murphy. Hampton Roads Publishing, 2013, 288 pp., $17.95 (paperback)
¡°To stop wishing,¡± replied Allen.
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