Busch, Colleen Morton.
Summary: An account of how five monks saved the U.S.'s oldest Zen Buddhist monastery describes the monastery's location in a remote area that was plagued by hundreds of wildfires in 2008 and the monks' decision to remain behind when even firefighters were evacuated.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2011
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 363.37 BUSFrench, Hal W.
Summary: Simply put, Zen is mindfulness—extracting the most from a given moment. You are invited, through this book, to understand Zen. Zen is not exotic or difficult to attain. Rather, Zen is basic and available to anyone wishing to have a more fulfilling life. Think of everyday breathing and speaking, waking and sleeping, moving and staying, eating and drinking, working and playing, caring and loving,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Praxis International, Inc. 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 294.3 FREJohnson, Wendy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 2008
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Publisher / Publication Date: Shambhala 1986
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 813.54 MATLoori, John Daido.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dharma Communications 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 294.35 LOONhất Hạnh
Summary: "The secret to happiness is to acknowledge and transform suffering, not to run away from it. In No Mud, No Lotus, Thich Nhat Hanh offers practices and inspiration for transforming suffering and finding true joy. Thich Nhat Hanh acknowledges that because suffering can feel so bad, we try to run away from it or cover it up by consuming. We find something to eat or turn on the television. But...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Parallax Press 2014
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Summary: "A complete overview of all of Thich Nhat Hanh's practices for children. Planting seeds is full of hand-on activities to help children and adults relieve stress, increase concentration and confidence, deal with difficult emotions, and improve communication. It includes over 30 full-color illustrations and an audio CD with songs and easy to follow practices"--Cover p. [4].
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Publisher / Publication Date: Parallax Press 2011
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Summary: "[This series] is an epic, comprehensive survey of the East's most influential philosphers and thinkers. In 36 lectures, [the student will be introduced to] the men and women responsible for molding Asian philosophy and for giving birth to a wide variety of spiritual and ideological systems, including Hinduism, Daoism, Confucianism, Sufism, and Buddhism."--Www.thegreatcourses.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 109 GREKennedy, Robert E.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Continuum 1995
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Summary: "Zen teacher Jules Shuzen Harris argues that contemporary American Buddhists face two primary challenges: (1) "spiritual bypassing," which means avoiding or repressing psychological problems in favor of "pretend Enlightenment," and (2) settling for secularized forms of Buddhism or mindfulness that have lost touch with the deeper philosophical and ethical underpinnings of the religion. Drawing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Shambhala 2019
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Summary: Combining humor, honesty, and plainspoken advice, Momma Zen distills the doubts and frustrations of parenting into vignettes of Zen wisdom. This compelling and wise memoir follows the timeline of early motherhood from pregnancy through toddlerhood. Momma Zen takes readers on a transformative journey, charting a mother's growth beyond naive expectations and disorientation to finding fulfillment...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Trumpeter 2007
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 294.3 MILGlassman, Bernard (Bernard Tetsugen)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bell Tower 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 294.3378 GlassNhat Hạnh
Summary: Thich Nhat Hanh, the world's most renowned Zen master, turns his mindful attention to the most important subject of all - the art of living. The bestselling author of The Miracle of Mindfulness presents, for the first time, seven transformative meditations that open up new perspectives on our lives, our relationships and our interconnectedness with the world around us. He reveals an art of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Audiobook on MP3 CD, Call number: MP3CD 294.3 NHALawrence, Robyn Griggs.
Summary: Wabi-sabi is an ancient Japanese philosophy that focuses on appreciating the simple and letting go of the superficial. This book provides a history of the practice and detailed and illustrated guidelines on how to introduce wabi-sabi into your home.
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Society Publishers 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 747.01 LAWWestmoquette, Mark
Summary: "This book is for anyone who wants to learn how to respond to difficult people with more clarity and wisdom. It will help you explore your reactions, break free from knee-jerk response patterns and find out how these people can become useful teachers in life--troublesome Buddhas. In this book Mark Westmoquette draws on personal experiences of profound tragedy. He stresses that the only way to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Watkins 2021
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Summary: Includes updates on many of the performers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Glendower Media LLC 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.5 RYAIinuma, Koyu
Summary: "In this book, Buddhist temple priest, chef and trained dietician Koyu Iinuma shares the simple and delicious plant-based meals he prepares in the kitchens of Fukushoji temple in Yokohama, Japan. The 73 recipes showcased in Zen Vegan Food are incredibly beautiful and tasty, while also being nutritious, sustainable and ethically responsible. Colour photos show the finished dishes, while...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tuttle Publishing 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.56362 IINMasuno, Shunmyō
Summary: "Put yourself at ease with this highly practical, internationally bestselling guide to reducing anxiety and living worry-free by the renowned Zen Buddhist author of The Art of Simple Living. Can you think of a time when you were worried about something, but then a random comment or occurrence made you realize how insignificant it was, and you were amazed by how much lighter you felt? We often...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 294.3 MASMorinaga, Sōkō
Contents: Pt. 1. Novice -- The prospect of my own death -- Nothing is certain -- The encounter at misery's end -- There is no trash -- Consumed with cleaning -- Confucius gives Jan Yu a scolding -- Working it out for myself -- "I can't do it" -- Between teacher and student -- That's between him and me -- Tree types of students -- "For the disposal of your corpse" -- The meaning of courage -- What am I...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wisdom Publications. 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 294.3 MORSummary: The adrenaline-filled odyssey of five legendary kungfu monks in search of the American dream. The men in this movie are not only accomplished Zen masters but famous kungfu stars with huge followings. It also has footage and history of the Shaolin Temple in Henan province, & chronicles the creation of Zen and kungfu by a wandering monk named Bodhidharma 1500 years ago. Today the temple is a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Docurama 2004
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC SHAMuth, Jon J
Summary: Presents twelve Zen Buddhist affirmational sayings on happiness.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MUTWatts, Alan
Summary: Traces the origin of Zen and discusses the Zen way of life against its historical and cultural background.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Books 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 294.3 WATSummary: Yet the teachings of ancient Chinese masters were recorded by their students, discussed, sometimes chanted, and given out as objects of meditation or koans. And, as Kazuaki Tanahashi points out, "However weird or enigmatic they are, or perhaps because of those very qualities, Zen stories have touched the hearts of people for over a thousand years." In Essential Zen, Tanahashi and Schneider...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper San Francisco 1994