Zen at the End of Religion: An Introduction for the Curious, the Skeptical, and the Spiritual But Not Religious - James Ishmael Ford

Descriere Zen at the End of Religion: An Introduction for the Curious, the Skeptical, and the Spiritual But Not Religious - James Ishmael Ford

\nZen as the ideal path for those who have left institutional religion behind\n \nIn this liminal moment, when the grip of our old religions has loosened, a prominent Zen practitioner asks: What is religion? What is spirituality? And what is it all about?\n \nFord begins by invoking the ideas of Aldous Huxley, welcoming what he calls a naturalistic perennialism. Ford believes there are currents of religion that are rooted in our biology. And as something natural, it is something that people can find within all religions, in fact, the heart birthing of all religions.\n \nThen, true to the book's title of the book, Ford asks and answers, Why then, Zen? and demonstrates how pure Zen is as simple as noticing and waking: an expression of an intimate way of life.\n \nFour noble truths, ox herding pictures, samadhi, koan, lovingkindness, and many other Zen essentials are here, in succinct and conversational prose that offers a lifeboat to anyone who feels something missing in the absence of religious life.\n \n \nZen as the ideal path for those who have left institutional religion behind\n \n \nDo you feel there is something more to be found in life? Is there something more for your life? Traditionally people turn to religions to find that more.\n \n \nToday, when cultures are in upheaval and traditional religions are collapsing, a prominent Zen teacher explores the possibility of a spirituality at the heart of all religions.\n \n \nZen at the End of Religion is a brief introduction to Zen as a practical expression of perennial wisdom, a naturalistic perennialism.\n \n \nThe book offers a simple introduction to the core of Zen's why and how. While Zen is a rich and varied tradition, this introduction focuses on the essentials, the foundations of the Zen way. This book explores the Four Noble Truths, the Two Truths, the Ten Ox Herding Pictures, Zen meditation, samadhi, koans, enlightenment, and more.\n \n \nWhen I hear James Ford's words, something in me wakes up. He has the rare ability to communicate something that is much larger than himself. We are all lucky to be in contact with this gift. --Gesshin Claire Greenwood, author of Bow First, Ask Questions Later\n

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Monkfish Book Publishing

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9781958972762

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