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An updated and revised guide to enlightening up! Presenting innovative ideas on incorporating Zen thinking and action into even the most Western lifestyle, this book focuses on living Zen in a post-9/11 world. It also offers updated information on meditation and its many benefits and... read more
First Sentence
This book is about Zen living, but not the kind that takes place in a monastery or in a cave or even, necessarily, in Japan.
Table of Contents
Contents at a Glance
Part 1: The Future Is the Past Is Now 1
1 Spring Cleaning for Your Life 3
What Zen is, who your authors are, and how this ancient
Eastern tradition can help your mind work better today.
2 A Brief History of Zen Buddhism 15
Siddhartha, Bodhidharma, and other influential folks, and
some Zen guidelines for living.
3 Zen in America 29
How Zen came to America, and what happened when it
did.
Part 2: Dharma 101 41
4 What Is Truth, and How Can I Get Some? 43
Truth according to Zen.
5 Getting an Attitude: A Zen Approach 59
How to cultivate a Zen attitude in everyday life.
6 When Bad Things Happen 71
How to cultivate a Zen attitude in the wake of tragedy.
7 What’s the Point … Nirvana? 83
A Zen approach to enlightenment.
Part 3: 1-2-3 Zazen: Zen Techniques for Zen Living 97
8 You’ve Already Started 99
This is your life; start living it right this minute! Here’s
how.
9 Learning to Meditate 113
Everything you always wanted to know about meditation.
10 Breath, and Other Paths to Mindfulness 125
Meditation and other mindfulness techniques for daily
life.
11 A Koan Is a Koan Is a Koan … 135
Koans sure sound silly. What good are they?
12 Eating, Moving, Breathing: Maintaining a Zen Lifestyle 147
Integrate your Zen attitude into every aspect of your life,
from what you eat to how you keep your house.
Part 4: Personal Zen 161
13 The One Who Stares Back at You 163
Your Zen mirror, revealing the real you, and how to keep
the mirror polished.
14 Zen and Your Relationships 175
Zen and love, Zen and dating, Zen and commitment.
15 Zen and the Family 185
Zen for parents, kids, and adult children.
16 Desire, Fear, Worry: Tackling Your Personal Dukkha 199
What consumes you? Manage your desires, fears, and
chronic worrying with Zen.
Part 5: Zen in the Workplace 215
17 Buddha in Your Cubicle 217
How to make the most of your job with Zen techniques.
18 Relationships on the Job 235
Surviving on-the-job relationships with the help of Zen.
19 Managing Stress on the Job 249
Life in the working world is stressful. Zen can help you
minimize the stress.
20 Manage Your Career by Not Managing Your Career 263
Your career path: Are you on it, or does it matter?
Part 6: Bringing It All Back Home 277
21 A Zendo to Call Your Own 279
Living in a Zen home, and how to make your home more
Zen-like.
22 Zen-Powered Creativity 291
The Zen of creativity, drawing, writing, poetry, music,
and art.
23 The Zen Athlete 303
The ancient tradition of Zen and sports is still going
strong.
24 Everyday Zen 311
This is it. Make it happen. Make the most of it. Wake up
today and start living!
Appendixes
A Further Reading 319
B Glossary 325
C Ten Bulls 331
Index 335
Authors & Contributors
- Eve Adamson (Author)
- Gary R. McClain
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