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Appalachian Zen

Author : Steve Kanji Ruhl
Publisher : Monkfish Book Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1948626810
Total Pages : 357 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (486 download)

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Download or read book Appalachian Zen written by Steve Kanji Ruhl and published by Monkfish Book Publishing. This book was released on 2022-12-13 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2023 Nautilus Book Awards Gold Prize for Memoir This luminous memoir combines the hardscrabble setting of Appalachia with the spiritual wisdom of Shunryu Suzuki’s classic Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind. “Amazing and intense. A unique, entertaining, and valuable contribution to the Dharma literature, Appalachian Zen addresses a part of the Western Dharma world that hasn’t received much attention: class.” —Rev. Sumi Loundon Kim, Yale University, author of Blue Jean Buddha and Sitting Together Appalachian Zen describes a journey we all take, one that Buddhism calls “seeking our true home.” Edgy, lyrical, and lovingly rendered, this book recounts how a kid from a Pennsylvania mill-town trailer park grew up—surrounded by backwoods farms and amid grief, violence, and passionate yearning—to become something improbable: a Buddhist minister teaching Zen. Author Steve Kanji Ruhl takes readers on an adventure of discovery, roving far from the Appalachian Mountains of central Pennsylvania on a footloose Zen pilgrimage to Japan and beyond. Featuring vivid firsthand accounts of spiritual seeking and teaching in Japanese temples, as well as forays to Tokyo and Hiroshima, the alleys of Kyoto, Amish cornfields near the Susquehanna, and a monastery in the Catskills, Appalachian Zen includes robust historical sketches, rapt nature passages, and cultural references ranging from Proust to punk rock. Throughout the book, Ruhl engages Buddhist themes of awakening and the death of the self by confronting the lives and deaths, including two by suicide, of his loved ones. This provocative memoir tells how it feels to practice Zen, and to move toward a life of hard-won forgiveness, healing, and freedom.

Ramblings of a Restless Mind

Author : T. Beeth
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1462827071
Total Pages : 755 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (628 download)

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Download or read book Ramblings of a Restless Mind written by T. Beeth and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2009-07-08 with total page 755 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection represents some of what I have written from 2001 to 2008, parts of which also presented in different group venues, and posted, rather conveniently, on the Forums I have tried to maintain in a British newspaper.

Contemporary Country

Author : Chris Woodstra
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780879309183
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Contemporary Country written by Chris Woodstra and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2008 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Reference). The only guide available that focuses exclusively on this massively popular category, this comprehensive guide to country music of the last 25 years includes nearly 500 reviews, plus bios and histories, featuring artists from Willie Nelson to Kenny Chesney.

Zen Your Work

Author : Karlyn Borysenko
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0525505199
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (255 download)

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Download or read book Zen Your Work written by Karlyn Borysenko and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-09-25 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Use mindfulness techniques to handle toxic stress in the workplace and to create your ideal professional experience from the inside out. While working in a particularly toxic environment, Karlyn Borysenko came to this liberating realization: she couldn't control other people, but she could control herself, her perspective, and her actions. Now an organizational psychologist, consultant, and executive coach, Borysenko shows us how to bridge the gap between where we are now and what will bring us the most professional success and happiness. We must achieve self-mastery--by accepting responsibility for our actions, understanding our innate work style, and discerning when and how to push outside our comfort zone. In Zen Your Work, Borysenko shows us how to set personal goals that allow us to focus our energy and create measures of success that aren't affected by the cynicism, competitiveness, or narcissism of others. Borysenko teaches us to apply mindfulness techniques in a highly practical way to achieve professional success, create game-changing relationships (even with the most negative people in the office), decrease stress, and enjoy a better work/life balance.

The Little Book of Zen Money

Author : Seven Dollar Millionaire
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119859697
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (198 download)

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Download or read book The Little Book of Zen Money written by Seven Dollar Millionaire and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2022-04-20 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At last, a mindful book about money that anyone can appreciate and understand The Little Book of Zen Money: A Simple Path to Financial Peace of Mind delivers easy-to-follow steps for combining sensible saving strategies with mindfulness practices to achieving financial peace of mind. Finally, you can know how to fix your finances without feeling stressed out! In this book, you’ll find out that sound financial strategy is far more straightforward than the financial industry wants you to think. It reveals the path to mindful money simplicity, showing readers how to adopt behaviors that encourage responsible saving and spending. You’ll learn about: How to journal your spending and saving so you keep track of the money you have coming in and going out Easy mindfulness exercises, mantras, and meditations that keep you centered, rational, and calm when it comes to your money Simple explanations of the financial industry and how to invest responsibly that anyone can understand Perfect for anyone who doesn’t usually like books about money (or the complicated jargon they’re often filled with), The Little Book of Zen Money proves that you don’t need to be an expert, professional, or mathematician to get great financial advice.

The Whisper Within: Zen and Self

Author : Margaret Syverson
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1329113624
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (291 download)

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Download or read book The Whisper Within: Zen and Self written by Margaret Syverson and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-05-04 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nineteen college students encountered Zen practice and study in Non-Argumentative Rhetoric in Zen, a course taught by professor Peg Syverson at the University of Texas at Austin. This refreshing collection of chapters written by students describes their experiences with the unique language of Zen: paradox, contradiction, negation, silence, gesture, and story.

Zen of the Plains

Author : Tyra A. Olstad
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 1574415522
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (744 download)

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Download or read book Zen of the Plains written by Tyra A. Olstad and published by University of North Texas Press. This book was released on 2014-05-15 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although spare, sweeping landscapes may appear "empty," plains and prairies afford a rich, unique aesthetic experience--one of quiet sunrises and dramatic storms, hidden treasures and abundant wildlife, infinite horizons and omnipresent wind, all worthy of contemplation and celebration. In this series of narratives, photographs, and hand-drawn maps, Tyra Olstad blends scholarly research with first-hand observation to explore topics such as wildness and wilderness, travel and tourism, preservation and conservation, expectations and acceptance, and even dreams and reality in the context of parks, prairies, and wild, open places. In so doing, she invites readers to reconsider the meaning of "emptiness" and ask larger, deeper questions such as: how do people experience the world? How do we shape places and how do places shape us? Above all, what does it mean to experience that exhilarating effect known as Zen of the plains?

The Zen of Listening

Author : Rebecca Z Shafir
Publisher : Quest Books
ISBN 13 : 0835630072
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (356 download)

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Download or read book The Zen of Listening written by Rebecca Z Shafir and published by Quest Books. This book was released on 2012-12-20 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TV, radio, traffic, telephones, pagers - our minds are bombarded daily by constant noise and clutter. No wonder so many people find it increasingly difficult to listen and comprehend. Simple pieces of information such as names go "in one ear and out the other." Poor listening may have tragic consequences such as the Challenger disaster and the Potomac River crash of 1982, or it can result in smaller tragedies such as lost promotions, stalled marriages, and troubled children. Rebecca Shafir assures us that we can transform every aspect of our lives, simply by relearning how to listen. The Zen of Listening is grounded in the Zen concept of mindfulness, a simple yet profound way of learning how to filter our distractions and be totally in the present. Rather than a list of tricks, this book is an all-encompassing approach allowing you to transform your life. Readers will be amazed at how simply learning to focus intently on a speaker improves the relationship, increases attention span, and helps develop negotiating skills. Learn the great barricades of misunderstanding, find out how to listen to ourselves, discover how to listen under stress, and boost our memory. This is a fun and practical guide filled with simple strategies to use immediately to enjoy our personal and professional lives to the fullest.

Zen and the Art of Making a Living

Author : Laurence G. Boldt
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9780140195996
Total Pages : 708 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (959 download)

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Download or read book Zen and the Art of Making a Living written by Laurence G. Boldt and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1999 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Applies Zen philosophies and techniques to uncovering one's talents, assessing career skills, marketing one's abilities, and conducting a job search

Unbeaten Tracks in Japan

Author : Isabella L. Bird
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486120589
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (861 download)

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Download or read book Unbeaten Tracks in Japan written by Isabella L. Bird and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-04-25 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The intrepid explorer recounts her 1878 excursion into the back country of the Far East. Bird describes the vicissitudes of her journey — the difficulties as well as the excitement and rewards.

Annual Report of the Board of Railroad Commissioners

Author : Iowa State Commerce Commission
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 620 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Annual Report of the Board of Railroad Commissioners written by Iowa State Commerce Commission and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fourth report is accompanied by "Map and profiles of Iowa railroads, 1881".

Unbeaten Tracks in Japan

Author : Isabella Lucy Bird
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Unbeaten Tracks in Japan written by Isabella Lucy Bird and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Mystery

Author : Jonah Lehrer
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1501195883
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Mystery written by Jonah Lehrer and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-08-09 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times bestselling author Jonah Lehrer “unravels the mystery of mysteries” in this “absolute delight” (Malcolm Gladwell) of a book that blends psychology, neuroscience, and anthropology to shine a new light on everything from the formulas of our favorite detective shows to the tricks of successful advertising campaigns and the calculated risks of the stock market. Why is mystery so compelling? What draws us to the unknown? Jonah Lehrer sets out to answer these questions in a vividly entertaining and surprisingly profound journey through the science of suspense. He finds that nothing can capture a person’s attention as strongly as mystery, and that mystery is the key principle in how humans view and understand the world. Whenever patterns are broken, we are hard-wired to find out why. Without our curiosity driving us to pursue new discoveries and solve stubborn problems, we would never have achieved the breakthroughs that have revolutionized human medicine, technology—and culture. From Shakespeare’s plays to the earliest works of the detective genre, our entertainment and media have continually reinvented successful forms of mystery to hook audiences. Here, Lehrer interviews individuals in unconventional fields—from dedicated small-business owners to innovative schoolteachers—who use mystery to challenge themselves and to motivate others to reach to new heights. He also examines the indelible role of mystery in our culture, revealing how the magical world of Harry Potter triggers the magic of dopamine in our brains, why the baseball season is ten times longer than the football season, and when the suspect is introduced in each episode of Law & Order. Fascinating, illuminating, and fun, Mystery explores the many surprising ways in which embracing a sense of awe and curiosity can enrich our lives.

Zen Guitar

Author : Philip Toshio Sudo
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1439126488
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book Zen Guitar written by Philip Toshio Sudo and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-08-27 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unleash the song of your soul with Zen Guitar, a contemplative handbook that draws on ancient Eastern wisdom and applies it to music and performance. Each of us carries a song inside us, the song that makes us human. Zen Guitar provides the key to unlocking this song—a series of life lessons presented through the metaphor of music. Philip Sudo offers his own experiences with music to enable us to rediscover the harmony in each of our lives and open ourselves to Zen awareness uniquely suited to the Western Mind. Through fifty-eight lessons that provide focus and a guide, the reader is led through to Zen awareness. This harmony is further illuminated through quotes from sources ranging from Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix to Miles Davis. From those who have never strummed a guitar to the more experienced, Zen Guitar shows how the path of music offers fulfillment in all aspects of life—a winning idea and an instant classic.

Secrets of the Blue Cliff Record

Author : Thomas Cleary
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 0834828839
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (348 download)

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Download or read book Secrets of the Blue Cliff Record written by Thomas Cleary and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2002-12-10 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Blue Cliff Record is a classic text of Zen Buddhism, designed to assist in the activation of dormant human potential. The core of this extraordinary work is a collection of one hundred traditional citations and stories, selected for their ability to bring about insight and enlightenment. These vignettes are known as gongan in Chinese and koan in Japanese. Secrets of the Blue Cliff Record is a fresh translation featuring newly translated commentary from two of the greatest Zen masters of early modern Japan, Hakuin Ekaku (1685–1768) of the Rinzai sect of Zen and Tenkei Denson (1648–1735) of the Soto sect of Zen. This translation and commentary on The Blue Cliff Record sheds new light on the meaning of this central Zen text.

Unbeaten Tracks in Japan

Author : Bird
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Unbeaten Tracks in Japan written by Bird and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Robert Plant

Author : Dave Thompson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1617136158
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (171 download)

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Download or read book Robert Plant written by Dave Thompson and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-09-01 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robert Plant: The Voice That Sailed the Zeppelin follows the iconic singer through his heights of fame with classic rock giant Led Zeppelin, his second life as a multimillion-selling solo artist, and his more idiosyncratic pursuits. A wealth of former associates lend their voices and recollections to an account that steps far beyond the tried and tested tales of Zeppelin's life and times. This all-new biography details Plant's early years as an unknown in Birmingham, England, with fresh depth and insight. It likewise tells the Zeppelin story from new and unexpected angles, focusing on Plant's contributions to the band's success and on the toll/effect of that success on him as a performer and an individual. After drummer John Bonham died in 1980 and Zeppelin broke up, Plant went solo two years later, in time becoming the only former band member to maintain an unbroken career to this day. His single-mindedness in meeting this challenge might well be his greatest personal attribute, enabling him to push forward without regard for his past or any related expectations. Dave Thompson shows how it is Plant's determination alone that ensured Zeppelin reunions would not become a routine part of the classic rock furniture, as he created a body of work that in so many ways artistically rivals what he recorded with the band.