The Complete Idiot's Guide to Zen Living, 2nd Edition (The Complete Idiot's Guide) | 
|  | | | Title: | The Complete Idiot's Guide to Zen Living, 2nd Edition (The Complete Idiot's Guide) | | Author: | Ph.D., Gary R. McClain
Eve Adamson | | Publisher: | Alpha | | Type: | Book / Paperback | | Publication Date: | 05 October, 2004 | | ISBN / ISBN-13: | 159257243X / 9781592572434 | | List Price: | $16.95 | | You Save: | $5.42 | | Amazon Price: | $11.53 | |
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Book Description
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 new exercises for families to promote Zen living at home, as well as new exercises to help readers combat their dissatisfaction with life and unfulfilled desires.
• Revised to focus on living Zen in an increasingly complex and panicked world
• New anecdotes that translate Zen philosophy into the "here and now"
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Customer Reviews:
• The Essence Of Zen: You. Here. Now. 22 October, 2007
There you have it, the essence of Zen. You, right here, right now. Reading this review with your full attention. Mindfully.
How simple and great is this? No complicated formulas or history to learn. No need to buy anything (besides this book). No mistakes to be made. You just start living Zen.
Right here. Right now.
The authors of this deceptively simple guide make it easy to grasp this concept, and answer all your questions about how to quickly and easily focus on the present moment (which seems easier said than done for many).
If you've ever longed for peace, calm, and a positive way to live your life, you may find it in the practice of Zen. And what a relief to learn in this guide that you can start right away.
Right here. Right now.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A1JAPP1CXRG57A
• Simple & Great For The Average Person 11 May, 2007
I bought this book based on the reviews here and I am so glad I did! This is one of the top 5 spiritual books I've ever read.
I'd describe it as a nuts-and-bolts, non-religious, no-nonsense reference book for the average person to live a more peaceful life. Most books on the topic seem to assume one has the luxury of time, money, etc. to retreat to a mountain hut dressed in robes. This book offers information on how a REAL person--with a job, family stress, and all that accompanies the typical American life--can achieve more inner peace.
In particular, I have to mention that it gave the ONLY truly useful discussion and advice on meditation I've ever found (and I've searched for answers on this for years); this has allowed me to actually understand meditation and start integrating it into my life. I never thought I'd be able to.
GREAT BOOK.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A1CV1IURNITLX0
• Don't Hesitate To Buy 19 August, 2007
I love the Idot and Dummies series of books for making complicated subjects easier to understand, and this is no exception. If you hesitate to buy this book because you think it doesn't have meat, you are mistaken. Not only does this ease you into the subject of Zen, it gives you the tools to start using Zen in your life right now. The book contains additional information on recommended books, internet links, etc. If you are new to Zen like me, this is a great place to start. You will not be dissapointed.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A2GHD0VHLL2BCW
• Zen For Everybody 02 October, 2007
I must be an idiot, because this book really spoke to me. I understood it better than all the other books about Zen that I have read, and it helped me understand those other books, too. It answered just about all of my questions about Zen. I don't know if its definitions of Nirvana, Satori, and Kensho are orthodox or not, but they make me happy, and they confirm some of my own previous ideas. Buddha is right here, right now, and we are only waves in an infinite, eternal Ocean. Meanwhile, back to everyday reality. This book shows how Zen can help even a layperson find enlightenment in everyday life, in work, in play, in relationships, in hardship. It is a finger pointing straight at the moon.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A3SG3WJYSRMCLT
• Excellent.... 20 July, 2008
I think this is one of the better book I have readed about Zen...Wonderful Book!
- Reviewed by customer ID: ATD538XSVQYF5
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