Turning Words Transformative Encounters With Buddhist Teachers

A poignant portrait of spiritual relationships in the diverse worlds of American and global Buddhism, through stories of over 30 luminaries including His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Thich Nhat Hanh, Joan Halifax, Joanna Macy, and more.Across more than thirty-five years of practice in Zen and socially engaged Buddhism, Alan Senauke has had a range of remarkable encounters with Buddhist teachers and spiritual friends. Here he collects stories of moments in which someone's words, actions, or presence opened his mind and heart in a new way. Touching on meditation, insight, social action, race, family, community, and more, these vignettes build like a chorus and convey lessons such as taking one's work seriously without taking oneself seriously, letting things fall apart, and using oneself up on behalf of others. The book's stories and accompanying photographs feature many of the greatest Zen teachers, engaged Buddhists, and global Buddhist leaders of our day, including Robert Aitken, Bernie Glassman, Shodo Harada, Dainin Katagiri, Jarvis Masters, Ven. Sheng Yen, Sulak Sivaraksa, and many more-with a special section devoted to the teachings of Senauke's primary teacher, Sojun Mel Weitsman.

ISBN:	9781645471318
Publisher:	Shambhala
Imprint:	Shambhala
Published date:	07 Mar 2023
DEWEY:	294.3
DEWEY edition:	23/eng/20220609
Language:	English
Number of pages:	cm
Weight:	369g
Height:	197mm
Width:	127mm

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