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This Truth Never Fails
This Truth Never Fails is a playful yet well-grounded narrative of a year in the life of an unusual Zen master. Far from the silent and detached stereotype of Zen teachers, Rynick writes with disarming humor, offering both the struggles and the joys of ordinary life as opportunities for insight. Anyone looking for inspiration to bring a simple spiritual awareness into their daily lives, and also those interested in finding ways to more deeply integrate faith (in any tradition) with practice will find this book reassuring and encouraging. This book appeals to the broad "mindfulness" and "general spirituality" audiences that transcend any one formal tradition. Leaning toward Anne Lamott's humor, universal spirituality, and Mary Oliver's love of the natural world, Rynick's writing bypasses Zen theory and doctrine. Simple, clear prose illustrates, vividly, an insightful and tender appreciation of ordinary life as the Way itself. Includes a brief "study guide for further inquiry" offering opportunities for personal reflection and exploration on themes touched on in the book.
Wandering Close to Home
An extraordinary collection of essays and reflections that will inspire you to live more fully, from Zen master and life coach David Rynick. In these brief and deeply perceived musings, Rynick celebrates both the triumphs and the misfortunes of everyday life and teaches us how to value them all. His lyrical reflections on the miraculous and the ordinary, the practical and the poignant, help us to see the subtle patterns of the world we inhabit. Rynick's gentle insights will inspire you to appreciate the wisdom of your life and your path in remarkable new ways.
The User's Guide to Spiritual Teachers
A wise and practical quickstart guide for anyone who wants—or already has—a spiritual teacher. The User’s Guide to Spiritual Teachers is a necessary book for anyone who has, or wants to have, a spiritual teacher—regardless of faith or tradition. This book addresses concerns that many of us have on the spiritual path, including how to find a spiritual teacher, how to manage expectations about what they can do, and what to do when you realize you’re in a dangerous relationship with one. Spiritual teachers of all traditions will themselves find this book incredibly useful as they reflect on how they benefit their students or may be overstepping their boundaries and actually creating harm. This is your place to look for information, inspiration, sanity, and words of caution.
Zen Master Who?
Surprisingly little has been written about how Zen came to North America. "Zen Master Who?" does that and much more. Author James Ishmael Ford, a renowned Zen master in two lineages, traces the tradition's history in Asia, looking at some of its most important figures -- the Buddha himself, and the handful of Indian, Chinese, and Japanese masters who gave the Zen school its shape. It also outlines the challenges that occurred as Zen became integrated into western consciousness, and the state of Zen in North America today. The author includes profiles of modern Zen teachers and institutions, including D. T. Suzuki and Alan Watts, and such topics as the emergence of liberal Buddhism, and Christians, Jews, and Zen. This engaging, accessible book is aimed at anyone interested in this tradition but who may not know how to start. Most importantly, it clarifies a great and ancient tradition for the contemporary seeker.
Saltwater Buddha
Fed up with his suburban teenage life, at age sixteen Jaimal Yogis ran off to Hawaii with little more than a copy of Hermann Hesse's Siddhartha and enough cash for a surfboard. His wandering, searching journey is a comingndash;of-age tale that takes him from Hawaiian communes to French monasteries to the icy New York shore. Equal parts spiritual memoir and surfer's tale, this is his chronicle of finding meditative focus in the barrel of a wave. Trying to find Zen in the rhythmic crashing of waves, Yogis eventually discovers something of eternal truth in the great salty blue. Saltwater Buddha melds Zen insights with surf wisdom and stories in a clear, confiding, and frequently humorous voice.
The Best Buddhist Writing 2013
A thought-provoking collection of the most notable and insightful Buddhism-inspired writing published in the last year: • Thich Nhat Hanh’s vision for a more enlightened and sustainable society • Ezra Bayda on avoiding the pitfalls that arise on the path of meditation • Tsoknyi Rinpoche’s powerful Dzogchen practices that help you to discover your mind’s inherent awareness and clarity • Lodro Rinzler on what happens when the Buddha walks into a bar • Karen Maezen Miller on the virtues of boredom • Phillip Moffitt on how to transform emotional chaos into confidence and clarity • Joseph Goldstein’s unique nine-minute meditation practice that you can incorporate into your b...
The Book of Mu
Examines the Zen principle of mu and presents the writings of over forty teachers on the practice of mu.
Mindfulness Starts Here
Living a rushed, demanding life and wishing for mental calm to deal with the difficulties you face? Stressed out by tangled thoughts and frazzled feelings? Mindfulness Starts Here offers you a way to ease stress with clear instructions on these points: How mindfulness works using Five Skillful Habits How being mindful can help you deal better with sadness, pain, and anxiety How mindfulness can make your life more manageable In Mindfulness Starts Here, you learn how mindfulness works through simple, clear explanations. The instructions and practices show you how to pay attention to your life so you can make skillful decisions. The examples help you understand: How practicing Five Skillful Habits can change the way you live your life Why living fully in pleasant and unpleasant times can enrich your life How mindfulness reduces reactivity to and increases steadiness under stress"
The Mindfulness Breakthrough: The Revolutionary Approach to Dealing with Stress, Anxiety and Depression
'A book full of practical wisdom and clarifying detail' - Mark Williams, co-author of The Mindful Way Through Depression Inspired by Eastern meditative practices, mindfulness is a simple yet powerful approach to treat depression, anxiety, relationship issues and many other common problems. Featuring practical, illustrated step-by-step exercises to help you fully understand and adopt the mindfulness approach, and master key techniques such as breathing, relaxation, body scanning and concentration building. As you adopt these approaches, you can completely engage in the present moment, and in the process overcome negative thoughts and feelings. It also includes chapters on using mindfulness to...
Sharing the Journey
You are on a journey. The nature or purpose of that journey comes down to what you choose or refuse to believe. If you’re at that point in life where you’re noticing that things are not working out the way you thought they would, and you’re questioning the beliefs underpinning it all, you’ll find some refreshing insights in this book of reflections. In Sharing the Journey, self-confessed reluctant mystic, Peter Mulraney, invites you to reconsider the journey you think you’re on and lets you know that you are not alone. If you’re not ready to examine your beliefs and push the boundaries of your mental comfort zone, this is not the book for you. If you are ready to take a look at your beliefs and start living consciously, you’ve found a friend for the journey.
