Paula Arai was raised in Detroit by a Japanese mother and did Zen training in Japan. She obtained her PhD in Buddhist Studies from Harvard University in 1993 and is now a professor at the Institute of Buddhist Studies in Berkeley, California. She is the author of Bringing Zen Home, Women Living Zen, and Painting Enlightenment.
The Little Book of Zen Healing. Japanese Rituals for Beauty, Harmony, and Love
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- Nombre de pages188
- FormatGrand Format
- PrésentationBroché
- Poids0.325 kg
- Dimensions14,5 cm × 18,5 cm × 2,0 cm
- ISBN978-1-64547-150-9
- EAN9781645471509
- Date de parution01/09/2023
- ÉditeurShambhala
- PréfacierPico Iyer
Résumé
On a pilgrimage she began after her mother's death, author Paula Arai encountered numerous Japanese Buddhists who taught her the remarkable power of ritual to heal - practices you can adapt to your own cultural and personal circumstances. Applying principles of Zen practice, she offers stories and insights that illuminate how to reap a healing bounty of connection, joy, and compassion. Examples include how to : Create a home altar to serve as a safe space to be vulnerable, face intense emotions, and experience a depth of warm gratitude that melts fear and anger ; Engage in daily tasks with attentiveness, intention, and creativity such that they become opportunities for body-mind integration ; Develop family rituals to celebrate relationship and mark transition ; Approach illness and grief with a purposeful sense of connection to life-and-death in its wholeness.
