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This secular reconstruction respectfully plumbs Buddhist tradition—including classic teachings such as the foundations of mindfulness meditation, the four noble truths, and the practice of lovingkindness—while encouraging practitioners to rely on their own embodied experience for maintaining an alive and engaged presence no matter the circumstances.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback, 319 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Store Weighed Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44088208556198,"sku":"B-ALIVENESS","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0307\/5683\/1370\/products\/PathofAliveness.jog.webp?v=1739048442"},{"product_id":"mountains-and-rivers-order-liturgy-manual","title":"Mountains and Rivers Order Liturgy Manual","description":"\u003cp\u003eOur new liturgy book features all the regular services held at Zen Mountain 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Her teachings are drawn from the Buddha's life and teachings (specifically the Eight Awarenesses of the Awakened Being and the Six Paramitas), and the wisdom of Japanese Buddhist priest Dogen Zenji, the founder of the Soto school of Zen, among others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBurges emphasizes the importance of being in an active recovery program, and the teachings and practices she offers in each chapter—including reflections, journaling prompts, meditations, instructions for setting up an altar, and a simple guide to zazen—are both a perfect adjunct and powerful reinforcement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExamples of reflections and journaling prompts include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDo you still hear the critical, contemptuous, sarcastic voice of a parent or partner in your own head?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDo you sometimes hear yourself mirroring this negative voice with others?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat were the models of relationship that you grew up with?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat are ways that you can cultivate more patience?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCheck in with yourself to see if tiredness, hunger, loneliness, or anger is affecting your thinking in the moment.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLAURA BURGES (Ryuko Eitai) is a lay entrusted Buddhist teacher in the Soto Zen tradition. 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A Dharma book full of laugh-out-loud humor and pathos, lessons from Zen teachers old and new, teachings from her third-grade students, and everyday stories of the alchemy of ‘spinning straw into gold.’ A treasure!\" —Eijun Linda Cutts, Senior Dharma Teacher, San Francisco Zen Center\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Store Weighed Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44761976537254,"sku":"B-ZENRECOVERY","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0307\/5683\/1370\/files\/B-ZenRecoverycover.jpg?v=1739048331"},{"product_id":"the-experience-of-samadhi","title":"The Experience of Samadhi","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn In-depth Exploration of Buddhist Meditation\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eby Richard Shankman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDharma practice comprises a wide range of wise instructions and skillful means. 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The book provides an alternative perspective for Zen students and a corrective for those who misunderstand Zen as a 'short-cut' method which obviates the need for deep concentration.\" —\u003ci\u003eMountain Record\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Experience of Samadhi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eprovides a wonderfully broad overview of the role of concentration in Buddhist meditation as well as in-depth exploration of meditative experience. This book is a valuable and inspiring resource.\" —Joseph Goldstein, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne Dharma\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Heart Full of Peace\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This book will be strongly welcomed not only by all those who sit on the meditation cushion but also by many who want to know about the experiences of meditative concentration and unification of the mind. It will be a classic, a manual and resource book lasting for generations. This is a five-star book. 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Taigen Dan Leighton looks at the teachings attributed to Dongshan—in his Recorded Sayings and in the numerous koans in which he is featured as a character—to reveal the subtlety and depth of the teaching on the nature of reality that Dongshan expresses. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIncluded are an analysis of the well-known teaching poem “Jewel Mirror Samadhi” and of the understanding of particular and universal expressed in the teaching of the Five Degrees. “The teachings embedded in the stories about Dongshan provide a rich legacy that has been sustained in practice traditions,” says Taigen. “Dongshan’s subtle teachings about engagement with suchness remain vital today for Zen people and are available for all those who wish to find meaning amid the challenges to modern life.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"shamb-meta-item\"\u003epaperback: 304 pages\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"shamb-meta-item\"\u003eSIZE: 5.5 X 8.5 x .8\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"shamb-meta-item\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"shamb-meta-item\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"first-block\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"author-info\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTaigen Dan Leighton\u003c\/strong\u003e is an adjunct professor at the Institute of Buddhist Studies of the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley and has taught widely elsewhere, including at the University of Chicago, the California Institute of Integral Studies, Loyola University, the University of San Francisco, and Otani University in Kyoto. 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