Part one of term paper
If I were asked who my favourite Western Zen philosopher was, without any hesitation, I would declare it to be Henry David Thoreau. Although he knew in translation the religious writings of the Hindus, it may be unlikely that Henry David Thoreau ever studied the teachings of the Zen Masters. Even then, the insight within his own personal wri ...

Part two of term paper
... a part of the literary tradition from the very start. Some of the first books ever produced were handwritten copies of the Bible. Pamphlets, poems, odes, and epics throughout the centuries have continued to reflect religious content. I have also read insightful essays about the hidden Christian Symbolism in A. A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh. Well, why not the presence of Zen Buddhism within the teachings of Thoreau's Walden? In accordance with the history of literature, one might say "Why not?"; in a ...