Kensho is the experience of the true insight that lies at the heart of Zen practice and realization, it reveals the potential that exists in each moment for pure awareness free from projections of the ego. This book presents a number of important Zen texts from China, Korea and Japan, including excerpts from Chinul’s Straightforward Explanation of the True Mind , the teachings of Japanese Master Hakuin, and selections from The Book of Ease written by Chinese Zen masters in the 12th and 13th centuries.