Download or read book The Daily Zen Journal written by Charlie Ambler and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-02-05 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A playfully illustrated journal for engaging your beginner's mind, by the twentysomething creator of Daily Zen Ask any happy person you know--curiosity and playfulness keep us engaged and connected to what matters most. This Zen Buddhist-influenced journal helps anyone cultivate beginner's mind--open to observing, laughing, and growing into our best selves. Written by Charlie Ambler, the twentysomething creator of Daily Zen (the popular blog and Twitter feed that reaches more than 300,000 engaged fans), this thought-provoking journal with elegant illustrations by Brooklyn artist Iris Gottlieb will open your mind, ease your stress, and help you prioritize your life, one enlightening page at a time.

Download or read book The Mirror of Zen written by Boep Joeng and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2006-12-12 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sacred radiance of our original nature never darkens. It has shined forth since beginningless time. Do you wish to enter the gate that leads to this? Simply do not give rise to conceptual thinking. Zen Master So Sahn (1520–1604) is a towering figure in the history of Korean Zen. In this treasure-text, he presents in simple yet beautiful language the core principles and teachings of Zen. Each section opens with a quotation—drawn from classical scriptures, teachings, and anecdotes—followed by the author’s commentary and verse. Originally written in Chinese, the text was translated into Korean in the mid-twentieth century by the celebrated Korean monk Boep Joeng. An American Zen monk, Hyon Gak, has translated it into English.

Download or read book A Year of Zen written by Bonnie Myotai Treace and published by Rockridge Press. This book was released on 2021-09-14 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reflect, meditate, and explore through a year of Zen journaling Each day is a new empty space to bring to life--it can be loaded with stress or decorated with moments of calm and clarity. Embark on a wondrous journey through the self with this 52-week guided journal from Zen priest and teacher Bonnie Myotai Treace, sensei. Her wise, thought-provoking prompts will lead beginners and experienced practitioners alike through the seasons, filling the blank spaces with peaceful self-exploration and reflection every day. Explore topics from the mundane to the holy with creative prompts like: Reverence--Zen artists tend to be very reverential toward the tools of their trade. Describe your pen, brush, musical instrument, etc., with the deep, precise attention that reflects that reverence. Being a Curious Being--What if you could become more curious and impartial toward your thoughts instead of being so easily persuaded by them? Write a few lines as you consider. Evening Threshold--Catch yourself at sundown, light fading from the sky. What does the arrival of night trigger or bring up for you? Walk the path of growth and build a mindful daily practice with this Zen Buddhism journal.

Download or read book The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma written by Bodhidharma and published by North Point Press. This book was released on 2009-11-01 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fifth-century Indian Buddhist monk, Bodhidharma is credited with bringing Zen to China. Although the tradition that traces its ancestry back to him did not flourish until nearly two hundred years after his death, today millions of Zen Buddhists and students of kung fu claim him as their spiritual father. While others viewed Zen practice as a purification of the mind or a stage on the way to perfect enlightenment, Bodhidharma equated Zen with buddhahood and believed that it had a place in everyday life. Instead of telling his disciples to purify their minds, he pointed them to rock walls, to the movements of tigers and cranes, to a hollow reed floating across the Yangtze. This bilingual edition, the only volume of the great teacher's work currently available in English, presents four teachings in their entirety. "Outline of Practice" describes the four all-inclusive habits that lead to enlightenment, the "Bloodstream Sermon" exhorts students to seek the Buddha by seeing their own nature, the "Wake-up Sermon" defends his premise that the most essential method for reaching enlightenment is beholding the mind. The original Chinese text, presented on facing pages, is taken from a Ch'ing dynasty woodblock edition.

Download or read book The Zen Teaching of Instantaneous Awakening written by Huihai and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complete translation of the teaching of the Chinese Ch'an Master Hui Hai by Blofeld, this moment of truth and awakening and its 8th-century message are universal and timeless.

Download or read book Zen Letters written by Yuanwu and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 1994 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Letters written by the great Chinese master Yuanwu present the teachings of Zen in accessible, person-to-person lessons and reveal the inner workings of the psychology of enlightenment

Download or read book Daily Zen Doodles written by Meera Lee Patel and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-10-28 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this one-of-a-kind mindfulness workbook for teens, New York Times-bestselling artist and author of Start Where You Are, Meera Lee Patel, presents an entire year of calming, stress-relieving zentangle-style drawings for young, first-time zen drawers to help relax and enjoy a truly mindful moment of creativity. Few activities are as spiritually satisfying as the art of the meditative “tangle” drawing. With this book, teens can find a quiet moment to craft an intaglio of intricate, mandala-like drawings that will calm and bring on a peaceful state that clears the mind and facilitates creativity and relaxation. Offering a different hand-illustrated prompt for each day of the year, Daily Zen Doodles inspires kids to lose themselves in the contemplative act of sketching beautifully repeating patterns and abstract designs. Whether it’s the outline of a nautilus shell, the petals of a lotus blossom, or the spokes of the Buddhist wheel, the mindfulness-inspiring ideas in this book foster focus and help unlock that budding inner artist. Accompanied by apt quotes from spiritual leaders and famed philosophers to provide you with an added spark of inspiration, each drawing prompt is an invitation to an improved mindset and elevated state of inner peace.

Download or read book 365 Zen written by Jean Smith and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1999-04-07 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Watermelons and Zen students grow pretty muchthe same way. Long periods of sitting ‘till they ripen and grow all juicy inside, but when you knock them on the head to see if they’re ready – sounds like nothing&

Download or read book Zen As F ck written by Zen As F*ck and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-05 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With Zen as F*ck Journal, you'll find moments of profanity-laced catharsis and joy through journaling activities and inspirations that are positive as f*ck. Within these truly charming pages, you'll find ways to let go of the bullsh*t and lift your spirit a little f*cking higher.

Download or read book Unborn written by Bankei and published by North Point Press. This book was released on 2020-01-21 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1633, at age eleven, Bankei Yotaku was banished from his family's home because of his consuming engagement with the Confucian texts that all schoolboys were required to copy and recite. Using a hut in the nearby hills, he wrote the word Shugyo-an, or "practice hermitage," on a plank of wood, propped it up beside the entrance, and settled down to devote himself to his own clarification of "bright virtue." He finally turned to Zen and, after fourteen years of incredible hardship, achieved a decisive enlightenment, whereupon the Rinzai priest traveled unceasingly to the temples and monasteries of Japan, sharing what he'd learned. "What I teach in these talks of mine is the Unborn Buddha-mind of illuminative wisdom, nothing else. Everyone is endowed with this Buddha-mind, only they don't know it." Casting aside the traditional aristocratic style of his contemporaries, he offered his teachings in the common language of the people. His style recalls the genius and simplicity of the great Chinese Zen masters of the T'ang dynasty. This revised and expanded edition contains many talks and dialogues not included in the original 1984 volume.

Download or read book Self Care written by Insight Editions and published by Mandala Publishing. This book was released on 2019-01-08 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cultivate mindfulness and encourage wellness amid your busy lifestyle with this guided self-care journal! Commit to your self-care routine with intention and dedication. Filled with guided prompts and simple activity logs for day and night, this 90-day journal helps you develop a habit of regular self-care to carry throughout your life. It’s easy to be distracted by the busy day-to-day and forget to focus on the present and what’s most important. This reflection journal provides a place to record your thoughts and activities and consider how they affect your emotional and physical health—helping you develop positive thinking and self-compassion, overcome challenging and stressful experiences and negative emotions, and improve your overall well-being. The perfect anxiety relief or inspirational gift for women and men, this wellness journal creates a diary of positive thoughts and helpful self-care routines to be a source of inspiration any time. Additional details: Ideal 5.75” x 8.25” size and durable flexibound format offer plenty of writing space while being small enough to travel easily Easy to write on archival paper takes pen and pencil nicely with 184 lined, acid-free pages Deluxe design with vegan leather cover, foil accents, removable cover band, and helpful ribbon marker make for a lasting keepsake Delicate, beautiful illustrations encourage a calming mindset and lovely backdrop for deep reflection Habit trackers for sleep, mood, food, exercise, and more help you monitor and understand important lifestyle patterns affecting your well-being Journal simply with guided prompts and lists that make it easy to check in with yourself morning and night, relieve stress, and promote gratitude Build your collection: Self-Care is part of Insight Editions’ successful line of Inner World guided journals, including Gratitude, Mindfulness, Meditation, Calm, Recharge, Connection, and more

Download or read book Pure Heart Enlightened Mind written by Maura O'Halloran and published by HarperThorsons. This book was released on 1998-08 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the age of 24, Maura O'Halloran travelled to Japan, where she spent three years studying Zen Buddhism. On her way back to Ireland, she was tragically killed, and is now venerated as a Buddhist saint.

Download or read book Cultivating the Empty Field written by Taigen Dan Leighton and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2000-08-01 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cultivating the Empty Field is a modern translation of the core of Chinese Ch'an master Hongzhi's Extensive Record. First to articulate the meditation method known to contemporary Zen practitioners as shikantaza ("just sitting") Chinese Zen master Hongzhi is one of the most influential poets in all of Zen literature. This translation of Hongzhi's poetry, the only such volume available in English, treats readers to his profound wisdom and beautiful literary gift. In addition to dozens of Hongshi's religious poems, translator Daniel Leighton offers an extended introduction, placing the master's work in its historical context , as well as lineage charts and other information about the Chinese influence on Japanese Soto Zen. Both spiritual literature and meditation instruction, Cultivating the Empty Field is sure to inspire and delight.

Download or read book Zen Cards written by Daniel Levin and published by . This book was released on 2001-05 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The 5 Second Journal written by Mel Robbins and published by Confidence Project Press. This book was released on 2017-12-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most powerful journal on the planet. In the international bestseller The 5 Second Rule, Mel Robbins inspired millions to 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1...take action, get results, and live a more courageous life! Now, in The 5 Second Journal, Mel guides you step-by-step through a simple research-backed daily journaling method that will help you become the most productive, confident, and happiest you. It is the most powerful journal on the planet because it uses science to unlock the greatest force in the universe...YOU. Using this journal, you will: GET SH*T DONE You won’t just get more done–you’ll do it in half the time. Your life is way too important to spend it procrastinating. Invest a little time in here every day and in return you’ll get the best tools psychology, organizational behavioral, and neuroscience have to offer. KISS OVERWHELM GOODBYE Stop being ruled by your to-do list and start getting the important work done. Filling your days with menial tasks will not lead to a meaningful life. This journal will keep your focus on what’s most important, even in between conference calls and running errands. CULTIVATE ROCKSTAR CONFIDENCE Confidence is a skill YOU can build. Yes, you. And it’s not as difficult as you may think. Every day this journal will give you a chance to step outside your comfort zone so you can feel proud of yourself and watch your self-confidence grow. AMP YOUR PASSION Want to live a more passionate life? Stop focusing on sh*t that drains you. Seriously. This journal will show you a cool way to power up your energy levels and tap into that inner zen that knows exactly what fuels your fire. GET CONTROL OF YOUR LIFE If you get to the end of the day and wonder where it all went, it’s time to take stock. Using research from Harvard Business School, you’ll learn one simple mindset trick that keeps you present to what matters most, which is the secret to being in control. BE THE HAPPIEST YOU Science proves that your mood in the morning impacts your entire day. That’s why this journal is designed to boost your mood first thing, so you can become a happier, smarter, and more positive person all day. The fact is, happier people get sh*t done.

Download or read book The Self Exploration Journal written by Zen Mirrors and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-05 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new question every day, to easily start daily journaling now. Imagine a simple self-reflection habit that will skyrocket your self-esteem & day-to-day-results. To make self-improvement consistent and enjoyable. This daily guided journal is carefully created to do just that. In this self-discovery journal you'll find: 365 Unique, thought-provoking self-discovery questions to challenge self-doubt, discover new ideas and build confidence A new inspirational quote on every page Well-designed and enough journaling space for every question The Self-Exploration Journal is the perfect book to easily start daily journaling now with great results.

Download or read book It Begins with Please and Doesn t End with Thank You written by Edwin Baldry and published by Greenleaf Book Group. This book was released on 2021-10-19 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WHATEVER HAPPENED TO "PLEASE" AND "THANK YOU"? ​We live in a world where respect, gratitude, and appreciation have been replaced by efficiency, dismissiveness, and even fear of genuine connection. Sometimes, we don't stare up from our screens and devices long enough to realize there is even another person on the other side of the tweet or email. "Is anybody out there?" One thing is for sure: this speed of life has taken a toll on our basic use of good manners and etiquette. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the decline of professional business communications. But manners and etiquette can be a powerful tool for business and sales success. It Begins with Please and Doesn't End with Thank You will show you how to regain those tools and techniques of bygone eras and update them for the digital today. This how-to guide and go-to resource takes the concepts of "please" and "thank you" into every realm where you engage with clients and prospects-from your first hellos and emails, phone and video calls, to conference rooms and restaurants. With his "return to the personal" philosophy, sales veteran Edwin P. Baldry breaks down the practices, principles, and protocols for successful business dealings and relationship-building. Via tips, tools, and humorous tales, Baldry shows how to tap into the often-overlooked power of manners to improve your business relationships, and how to transfer etiquette into sales performance.