| Description |
xv, 320 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Idiot's guides |
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Idiot's guides.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliography (pages [303]-307) and index. |
| Summary |
When the world pulls you in many directions, you can lose your sense of well-being, and your sense of meaning and purpose. This helpful guide shows you how to slow down, find your way, and reconnect to your self. Includes pointers on putting Zen to work in all your relationships, career, and daily activities. |
| Contents |
Getting started with zen. Introducing zen ; Trying out zen practice ; A zen practice of your own -- Zen tools. Zazen: seated mediation ; Mindfulness: awareness in everyday life ; Precepts: the zen moral code ; Karma work: habits of body, speech, and mind ; Cultivating insight: seeking the truth ; Sangha: practicing with others -- Essential zen teachings. The path to liberation ; The fundamental misunderstanding ; The way things really are -- The zen path. Letting go of attachment ; Study the self ; Taking it deeper ; Enlightened about delusion -- Living zen. Zen in relationships ; Dealing with challenges zen-style ; Daily opportunities for zen practice ; Zen and mental health ; Zen when life is tough ; Zen FAQs ; Mastering the art of living. |
| Subject |
Zen Buddhism.
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Religious life -- Buddhism.
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| ISBN |
1615644245 softcover $18.95 |
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9781615644247 |
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