"These days, when Zen has become a kind of shorthand for anything that?s enigmatic or aesthetically spare, it?s refreshing be reminded that Zen is at heart a practice for waking up from the dream we inhabit?in order to free ourselves from the suffering the dream imposes on us. Elihu Genmyo Smith?s eminently practical Zen teaching never loses sight of that central concern: Whether it takes the form of zazen (meditation), koan work, or just eating...

"Written in the style of an owner?s manual, a guide to being human, Burkett focuses on areas of pain and anxiety as they tend to manifest for modern people: feelings of unworthiness, and issues surrounding sex, money, failure, and even death. Providing wisdom from Zen (channeled through his many experiences as a psychotherapist) and using language and metaphors from popular culture, he takes anxiety and teaches us to turn those fears into the building...

"Finding Yourself in the Kitchen is a book of essays, each focused on a cooking theme that explores how to practice mindfulness in the kitchen--and beyond--to discover a more deeply experienced life. It also offers meditation techniques and practical kitchen tips, including 15 of Velden's own favorite recipes."--Amazon.com.

In a remote mountain monastery above a bustling city lives Hyegok, an old Zen master, his conflicted young apprentice Kibong, and Haejin, an orphaned boy studying to be a monk. The old master, nearing his end, wishes to make the ceremony of his death his final lesson to his apprentice, who is struggling to come to terms with the worldly life he left behind. Meanwhile the young boy has his own awakening to mortality as he attempts to nurse a bird he...

This book brings together the traditional Japanese art of shodo and the wisdom of Zen philosophy. Sato offers a brief history of Japanese calligraphy and its close relationship with the teachings of Zen Buddhism through the ages. He introduces the basic supplies and fundamental brushstroke skills that you'll need.

A narration of a summer motorcycle trip undertaken by a father and his son, the book becomes a personal and philosophical odyssey into fundamental questions of how to live. The narrator's relationship with his son leads to a powerful self-reckoning, the craft of motorcycle maintenance leads to an austerely beautiful process for reconciling science, religion, and humanism. Resonant with the confusions of existence, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance...

This best-selling guide to decluttering your home from Japanese cleaning consultant Marie Kondo takes readers step-by-step through her revolutionary KonMari Method for simplifying, organizing, and storing.

Charlotte Joko Beck, teacher of Zen and founder of the Zen Center in San Diego, shares insights on Zen and presents ways to incorporate it into one's daily activities.