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Book Synopsis Zen Wrapped in Karma Dipped in Chocolate by : Brad Warner
Download or read book Zen Wrapped in Karma Dipped in Chocolate written by Brad Warner and published by New World Library. This book was released on 2010-06-23 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How does a real-life Zen master — not the preternaturally calm, cartoonish Zen masters depicted by mainstream culture — help others through hard times when he’s dealing with pain of his own? How does he meditate when the world is crumbling around him? Is meditation a valid response or just another form of escapism? These are the questions Brad Warner ponders in Zen Wrapped in Karma Dipped in Chocolate. During a year that Warner spent giving talks and leading retreats across North America, his mother and grandmother died, he lost his dream job, and his marriage fell apart. In writing about how he applied the Buddha’s teachings to his own real-life suffering, Warner shatters expectations, revealing that Buddhism isn’t some esoteric pie-in-the-sky ultimate solution but an exceptionally practical way to deal with whatever life dishes out.
Book Synopsis Zen & Karma by : Roshi Taisen Deshimaru
Download or read book Zen & Karma written by Roshi Taisen Deshimaru and published by SCB Distributors. This book was released on 2016-04-27 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taisen Deshimaru (1914-1982) was a Japanese Zen Master, and the individual largely responsible for bringing Soto Zen to Europe. A legendary figure, widely acknowledged throughout the Zen world, he stands in the ranks of the great Zen teachers of modern times, including, Suzuki Roshi, Maezumi Roshi, and others. This second edition of his book The Voice of the Valley, first issued in 1979, contains the pure Deshimaru vintage-teaching. Uniquely, it is one of the few Zen books treating the subject of karma, a principle deeply entrenched in Hindu and some Buddhist traditions, but rarely taught within Zen. Karma generally refers to the principle of cause and effect, acknowledging that each individual will “reap what they sow,” whether in this lifetime or some future life. Deshimaru, however, explains that this doctrine really has nothing to do with a simple good or bad balance-chart for the individual person, but rather concerns the activity of humanity as a whole. He highlights the necessity for clearly seeing one’s own thinking, which is creating the hell that we and others endure―an immediate karmic payback. With zazen, a practitioner becomes not only acquainted with the contents of mind, but able to refocus it, allowing the body to “think” in ways that are beneficial to oneself and others. As he compares this doctrine of karma within Mahayana Buddhism with Western philosophy, he points to the need for wise and ethical action in all aspects of life. His dedication, like that of great masters in all traditions, is with the relief of suffering and the clarity needed to pierce to the cause of suffering. Serious sitting practice, in the way he presents it, creates that access. The book is a live record of the Master’s teaching content (kusens) and his style of presentation during a practice sesshin (retreat) of several days. Deshimaru spoke in English, and his words were recorded and compiled from notes taken by the editor (Coupey) and other students. His subjects are as timely today as they were in the late ‘70s. At a time when contemporary Zen practice has been co-opted by the culture of “new and now,” his teachings do not compromise. This is no self-oriented “wellness Zen” cultivated for feeling more relaxed. This is the real deal, a call to a stark, “no-gain” approach to clear perception of reality from one who studied and practiced this tradition fully aligned to its source. As such, this book is a precious vehicle of direct transmission.
Book Synopsis Engaging Dogen's Zen by : Tetsuzen Jason M. Wirth
Download or read book Engaging Dogen's Zen written by Tetsuzen Jason M. Wirth and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-01-17 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How are the teachings of a thirteenth-century master relevant today? Twenty contemporary writers unpack Dogen's words and show how we can still find meaning in his teachings. Zen Master Dogen, the thirteenth-century founder of Japanese Soto Zen Buddhism, is widely regarded as one of the world’s most remarkable spiritual thinkers. Dogen influence on both Japanese and Western Zen Buddhism cannot be overstated. His writings, emphasizing the nonduality of practice and enlightenment are vastly subtle, endlessly sophisticated—and renownedly challenging to read on one’s own. This unique collection of essays opens up for the reader new pathways for connecting to and making use of Dogen's powerful teachings. Some of Soto Zen’s leading scholars and practitioners offer a masterfully guided tour of Dogen’s writings, organized around two key texts: Shushogi, which is a classical distillation of the whole of Dogen’s teachings, and Fukanzazengi, Dogen universal instructions for Zen meditation. Along the way, the reader will gain an enriched understanding of the Zen practice and realization, of shikantaza or “just sitting,” and of the essence of Mahayana Buddhism—and a much deeper appreciation of this peerless master. Includes essays from Kosho Itagaki, Taigen Dan Leighton, Tenshin Charles Fletcher, Shudo Brian Schroeder, Glen A. Mazis, David Loy, Drew Leder, Steven DeCaroli, Steve Bein, John Maraldo, Michael Schwartz, Tetsuzen Jason M. Wirth, Leah Kalmanson, Erin Jien McCarthy, Dainen David Putney, Steven Heine, Graham Parkes, Mark Unno, Shudo Brian Schroeder, and Kanpu Bret W. Davis.
Download or read book Hardcore Zen written by Brad Warner and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-12 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Zen, plain and simple, with no BS. This is not your typical Zen book. Brad Warner, a young punk who grew up to be a Zen master, spares no one. This bold new approach to the "Why?" of Zen Buddhism is as strongly grounded in the tradition of Zen as it is utterly revolutionary. Warner's voice is hilarious, and he calls on the wisdom of everyone from punk and pop culture icons to the Buddha himself to make sure his points come through loud and clear. As it prods readers to question everything, Hardcore Zen is both an approach and a departure, leaving behind the soft and lyrical for the gritty and stark perspective of a new generation. This new edition will feature an afterword from the author.
Book Synopsis America's Racial Karma by : Larry Ward
Download or read book America's Racial Karma written by Larry Ward and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2020-09-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Immediate, illuminating, and hopeful: this is the key set of talks given by leading Zen Buddhist teacher Larry Ward, PhD, on breaking America's cycle of racial trauma. "I am a drop in the ocean, but I'm also the ocean. I'm a drop in America, but I'm also America. Every pain, every confusion, every good and every bad and ugly of America is in me. And as I transform myself and heal and take care of myself, I'm very conscious that I'm healing and transforming and taking care of America. I say this for American cynics, but this is also true globally. It's for real." So says Zen Buddhist teacher Dr. Larry Ward. Shot at by the police as an 11-year-old child for playing baseball in the wrong spot, as an adult, Larry Ward experienced the trauma of having his home firebombed by racists. At Plum Village Monastery in France, the home in exile of his teacher, Vietnamese peace activist and Zen teacher Thich Nhat Hanh, Dr. Ward found a way to heal. In these short reflective essays, he offers his insights on the effects of racial constructs and answers the question: how do we free ourselves from our repeated cycles of anger, denial, bitterness, pain, fear, violence? Larry Ward looks at the causes and conditions that have led us to our current state and finds, hidden in the crisis, a profound opportunity to reinvent what it means to be a human being. This is an invitation to transform America's racial karma.
Download or read book The Magic In The Receiver written by and published by Mark Williams Digital Pub. This book was released on 2012 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE MAGIC IN THE RECEIVER is a captivating debut novel set on the Greek island of Kefalonia. Told in the present, and during the week of the Great Ionian Earthquake, three tales are woven into one unforgettable story. Flashback to 1953 and Kefalonia lies ruined, shattered by a massive earthquake. Nine year old Ioannis Katross family is torn apart and he joins thousands in an evacuation of the stricken isle. Fifty years later, accompanied by his daughter Elena, Ioannis returns to attend a mysterious mountain festival and lay his ghosts to rest. Elena embraces her Kefalonian roots, extending her stay, despite the protests of a jealous fiance. Matters get complicated after a chance encounter leads to a night of passion with the wealthy and enigmatic Ben. She believes their meeting kismet. He sees lust turn to love or is it a dangerous obsession. If you liked Captain Corelli's Mandolin, you will surely enjoy THE MAGIC IN THE RECEIVER. If you can not physically get to Kefalonia, this story will take you there. Maria Karamitsos, The Greek Star Summer Book Review 2012
Book Synopsis The Zen of Living and Dying by : Philip Kapleau
Download or read book The Zen of Living and Dying written by Philip Kapleau and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 1998-04-14 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To live life fully and die serenely—surely we all share these goals, so inextricably entwined. Yet a spiritual dimension is too often lacking in the attitudes, circumstances, and rites of death in modern society. Kapleau explores the subject of death and dying on a deeply personal level, interweaving the writings of Western religions with insights from his own Zen practice, and offers practical advice for the dying and their families.
Download or read book Mind Body Zen written by Jeffrey Maitland and published by North Atlantic Books. This book was released on 2011-08-30 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Mind Body Zen, long-time Zen student, world-renowned Rolfer, and former philosophy professor Jeffrey Maitland combines his expertise across the mind-body-zen spectrum to help bridge the East-West gap in spiritual practice. Tackling the prevailing misconception that Zen is a philosophy, Maitland provides an in-depth explanation of why Zen is an eminently practical, grounded discipline. He emphasizes the power of simple, direct experience that lies at the heart of Zen. Maitland’s training in philosophy as well as bodywork distinguishes Mind Body Zen from many other books on the market. Drawing on his Rolfing expertise and years of applied meditation practice, he also offers techniques for healers across many systems and disciplines to more effectively work with their clients. Threaded throughout these discussions are the insights of Joshu Sasaki Roshi, founder of Mt. Baldy Zen Center, best known by some as Leonard Cohen’s teacher, still actively teaching at age 102 but whose work has rarely been published. Mind Body Zen will appeal to the growing number of Western Buddhists and spiritual seekers interested in Zen or meditation. Somatic therapists, psychotherapists, and healers of every persuasion will also find the connection between Zen and healing to be of great interest.
Download or read book Sex, Sin, and Zen written by Brad Warner and published by New World Library. This book was released on 2010 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With his one-of-a kind blend of autobiography, pop culture, and plainspoken Buddhism, Brad Warner explores an A-to-Z of sexual topics — from masturbation to dating, gender identity to pornography. In addition to approaching sexuality from a Buddhist perspective, he looks at Buddhism — emptiness, compassion, karma — from a sexual vantage. Throughout, he stares down the tough questions: Can prostitution be a right livelihood? Can a good spiritual master also be really, really bad? And ultimately, what's love got to do with any of it? While no puritan when it comes to non-vanilla sexuality, Warner offers a conscious approach to sexual ethics and intimacy — real-world wisdom for our times.
Book Synopsis The Complete Idiot's Guide to Awakening Your Spirituality by : Jonathan Robinson
Download or read book The Complete Idiot's Guide to Awakening Your Spirituality written by Jonathan Robinson and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2000 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores methods of increasing spirituality, including meditation, redirection of negative emotions, and use of workshops and retreats.
Book Synopsis The Routledge Companion to Religion and Popular Culture by : John C. Lyden
Download or read book The Routledge Companion to Religion and Popular Culture written by John C. Lyden and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-03-27 with total page 603 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Religion and popular culture is a fast-growing field that spans a variety of disciplines. This volume offers the first real survey of the field to date and provides a guide for the work of future scholars. It explores: key issues of definition and of methodology religious encounters with popular culture across media, material culture and space, ranging from videogames and social networks to cooking and kitsch, architecture and national monuments representations of religious traditions in the media and popular culture, including important non-Western spheres such as Bollywood This Companion will serve as an enjoyable and informative resource for students and a stimulus to future scholarly work.
Book Synopsis Apologetics in the New Age by : David K. Clark
Download or read book Apologetics in the New Age written by David K. Clark and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2004-06-21 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many books have successfully defended Christianity against Western rational skepticism. 'Apologetics in the New Age' represents the first serious attempt by evangelical philosophers to answer Eastern pantheism in general and the New Age movement in particular. Teaming up with David Clark, Norman Geisler, one of evangelicalism's leading apologists, probes the pantheistic worldview and its relationship to the New Age movement. Pantheism, the authors write, constitutes the soil in which the movement grows. The notion that every person participates in the divine has found fertile expression in contemporary American culture. The American consciousness of the Eastern alternative has risen rapidly in the last few decades, the authors remind us. Christian apologists have been caught unaware.... For this reason, we believe that Christian apologists must turn their attention in a new direction by developing new arguments for this New Age.
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Book Synopsis Trade-In Arbitrage: The System for Getting Paid to Search Amazon for Hidden Gold, and Know Your Profits Before You Spend a Penny by : Peter Valley
Download or read book Trade-In Arbitrage: The System for Getting Paid to Search Amazon for Hidden Gold, and Know Your Profits Before You Spend a Penny written by Peter Valley and published by Mastery Files. This book was released on 2018-08-20 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trade-In Arbitrage is a step-by-step guide to profiting off Amazon trade-in & cash buy back sites (with no tools and no experience) How to know your exact profits before you spend a penny, using cash buy back sites & Amazon trade-in. A step-by-step process for searching for profit in Amazon's trade-in store. The one free tool that let's you scan dozens of buy back sites directly from Amazon, with one click. A Step-By-Step Guide: Exactly how to search Amazon for trade-in arbitrage opportunity: The (free) tools, the methods, everything. Know Your Exact Profits Before You Buy: How to get your risks to almost nothing and get paid to hunt Amazon for hidden profits. The Magic Of Cash Buy Back Sites: Amazon trade-in is not the only game in town, and I cover how to get quick cash from over 30 book buy back sites by finding cheaper copies on Amazon. How To Turn Trade-In Credit Into Cash: The 3 ways to do it, and exactly how each one is done. Beyond Trade-In: Using this system for quick cash, and forget trade-in credit altogether.
Book Synopsis Introducing Philosophy Through Pop Culture by : William Irwin
Download or read book Introducing Philosophy Through Pop Culture written by William Irwin and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-11-18 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What can South Park tell us about Socrates and the nature of evil? How does The Office help us to understand Sartre and existentialist ethics? Can Battlestar Galactica shed light on the existence of God? Introducing Philosophy Through Pop Culture uses popular culture to illustrate important philosophical concepts and the work of the major philosophers With examples from film, television, and music including South Park, The Matrix , X-Men, Batman, Harry Potter, Metallica and Lost, even the most abstract and complex philosophical ideas become easier to grasp Features key essays from across the Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture series, as well as helpful editorial material and a glossary of philosophical terms From metaphysics to epistemology; from ethics to the meaning of life, this unique introduction makes philosophy as engaging as popular culture itself Supplementary website available with teaching guides, sample materials and links to further resources at www.pop-philosophy.org
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Book Synopsis Foundations of Education by : Mr. Jherwin P. Hermosa
Download or read book Foundations of Education written by Mr. Jherwin P. Hermosa and published by Institute of Industry and Academic Research Incorporated. This book was released on 2022-05-11 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Philosophy is a search for a general understanding of values and reality by chiefly speculative rather than observational means. It signifies a natural and necessary urge in human beings to know themselves and the world in which they live and move and have their being. A person may learn a wide range of knowledge but if this knowledge does not make him/her a better person that knowledge is futile. The end goal of education, therefore is to change a person to become better in all his dimensions. This Instructional material is designed primarily to the students in the Master Degree Program in Educational Management. This was conceived to meet the need for more comprehensive and updated literature and materials in the study of Foundations of Education. The authors also have taken great care to present every topic with the basic concepts, theories and principles to make the information understandable and transform the learning experience more meaningful. The areas of concern that will constitute this Instructional material will delve on Historical, Philosophical, Psychological and Some Special Topics on Legal, Anthropological and Sociological dimensions. For enrichment of the students, assessments are also provided in a form of a Study Guide at the very end of its chapter to determine the comprehension of the students. A Glossary is provided to help the students for an easy reference on the meaning of concepts and terms. The authors hoped that through this Instructional Materials, the interests and passion in the fields of Education will be enhanced.
Book Synopsis Contemplative Practices in Action by : Thomas G. Plante Ph.D.
Download or read book Contemplative Practices in Action written by Thomas G. Plante Ph.D. and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2010-07-15 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This groundbreaking primer illuminates contemplative methods that can improve mental and physical health. Contemplative practices, from meditation to Zen, are growing in popularity as methods to inspire physical and mental health. Contemplative Practices in Action: Spirituality, Meditation, and Health offers readers an introduction to these practices and the ways they can be used in the service of well being, wisdom, healing, and stress reduction. Bringing together various traditions from the East and West, this thought-provoking work summarizes the history of each practice, highlights classic and emerging research proving its power, and details how each practice is performed. Expert authors offer step-by-step approaches to practice methods including the 8-Point Program of Passage Meditation, Centering Prayer, mindful stress management, mantram meditation, energizing meditation, yoga, and Zen. Beneficial practices from Christian, Buddhist, Jewish, Hindu, and Islamic religions are also featured. Vignettes illustrate each of the practices, while the contributors explain how and why they are effective in facing challenges as varied as the loss of a partner or child, job loss, chronic pain or disease, or psychological disorders.
