# Wanting Enlightenment Is a Big Mistake

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- Book: [Wanting Enlightenment Is a Big Mistake](https://www.bookquiver.com/hyon-gak/wanting-enlightenment-is-a-big-mistake) ([Wanting Enlightenment Is a Big Mistake.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/hyon-gak/wanting-enlightenment-is-a-big-mistake.md))
- Authors: [Hyon Gak](https://www.bookquiver.com/hyon-gak), [Zen Master Seung Sahn](https://www.bookquiver.com/zen-master-seung-sahn), [Myla Kabat-Zinn](https://www.bookquiver.com/myla-kabat-zinn)
- Publisher: shambhala
- ISBN: 978-15-9030-340-5
- Pages: 224
- Published: 2006-08-08
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

A major figure in the transmission of Zen to the West, Zen Master Seung Sahn was known for his powerful teaching style, which was direct, surprising, and often humorous. He taught that Zen is not about...