Zen master Sung San is one of the most famous Zen teachers in the West along with such masters as Shunryu Suzuki and Titus Nat Han. This book is the fruit of the long work of Zen master Sung San in different countries and continents: in America, Europe, Asia and even in Russia. It presents the main directions of Buddhism, but most of it is devoted to the tradition and practice of Zen. Perhaps the most valuable thing is that this book reflects the style and method of the Master, who have been inspiring his students and followers for many years in search of truth and understanding their own selves. The book will be interesting not only to people, practitioners of Buddhism, but also anyone who would like to know what Zen is as a living transmission of the Buddha's teachings, what is, as Bodhidharma said, "a direct indication of reality without reliance on letters."