The teachings of Zen are presented to Westerners in this book, which is comprised of many short sections accompanied by illustrations on subjects ranging from compassion and meditation to death. The c...
Widely perceived as an overwhelmingly Catholic nation, Brazil has experienced in recent years a growth in the popularity of Buddhism among the urban, cosmopolitan upper classes. In the 1990s Buddhism ...
Written by one of Japan's foremost contemporary thinkers and scholars, Zen and the Modern World is the third in a series of essay collections on Zen Buddhism as seen in the context of Western thought....
"God," "Zazen," "Void," "Koan": We may think we understand these words. But what exactly do they mean in the world of Zen Buddhism? Westerners can have difficulty grasping the language in the way the ...
A rare and vivid narrative of a Buddhist nun's training and spiritual awakening. In this engagingly written account, Martine Batchelor relays the challenges a new ordinand faces in adapting to Buddh...
"Zen Meditation" is perfect for a new generation of readers looking to learn the basics of zazen, or zen meditation. With a concise overview of the basics and clear photographs illustrating proper pos...
In the years after World War II, Westerners and Japanese alike elevated Zen to the quintessence of spirituality in Japan. Pursuing the sources of Zen as a Japanese ideal, Shoji Yamada uncovers the sur...
The Optimum Soul Environment is a book of short Life Moments that challenge the difficult concepts of every day life by attempting to simplify the true meaning of life! Though this is a noble and diff...
Modern life is busy, snarled, woefully harried, and mind tiring. We thirst for those deep drinks of consciousness that tell us, this is why it is all worthwhile. We long to look up and feel the love o...
Zen training brings us back home to a place of deeper meaning. In this eternal home, mind and matter are one. Here is a spiritual home that isn't about temples or traditions. It's a place in your own ...
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