Read being zen bringing meditation to life by ezra bayda available from rakuten kobo. Pdf, epubs, mobi, emagazines, epaper, ejournal and more. Ezra bayda was born in 1944 in atlantic city, new jersey. We can be gliding along through life with our good health, a decent job, and satisfactory relationships but still not even come close to experiencing the depth of equanimity and appreciation. In this book bayda blends storytelling, traditional buddhist. David richo, phd, author of the five things we cannot change a wise and deephearted book, a mustread for todays world. Bringing meditation to life by ezra bayda 2003, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Being zen shambhala publications books, audio, and. Being zen by ezra bayda, 97815903008, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Ezra bayda wisely translates the eastern spiritual belief into an extremely useful handbook for practice.
Bringing meditation to life kindle edition by ezra bayda. The zen way to true contentment genuine happiness is not the same as the absence of unhappiness. He is at the forefront of the present the essential truths of buddhism free of traditional trappings or terminology. His style is as plainspoken as tibetan teacher pema chodrons. As in his other books, bayda avoids familiar and potentially ambiguous spiritual catch phrases and terminology while outlining in simple language a praxis for living what he terms the authentic life. Ezra bayda has 15 books on goodreads with 4767 ratings. Then we can awaken to the lovingkindness that is at the heart of our being. He does not post, but please feel free to share your appreciation for his. His books have helped me and those i love many times. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This book definitely dives a little deeper than other zen buddhism books ive. Ezra bayda is a zen teacher and the author of volumes that include being zen. Ezra bayda was initially trained in the gurdjieff tradition and began practicing zen meditation in 1970. Perhaps no writer expresses more succinctly and without frills what it means to live a life of spiritual practice than ezra bayda. We can use whatever life presents, ezra bayda teaches, to strengthen. He always has zen in his titles, yet he preaches and teaches no legacy or inner puzzles, just straight talk.
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An exclusive excerpt from ezra bayda s new book, beyond happiness. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading being zen. Because its precisely the pursuit of happiness that keeps. Bringing meditation to life new edition by ezra bayda isbn. The wisdom of looking at our difficulties as an opportunity to practice is profound as well. Ezra bayda, author, charlotte joko beck, foreword by. Beyond happiness shambhala publications books, audio. The title of this book is being zen and it was written by ezra bayda, charlotte joko beck. According to ezra bayda, we can use whatever life presents to strengthen our spiritual practice, including the turmoil of daily life. Bringing meditation to life kindle edition by ezra bayda author visit amazons ezra bayda page. It was published by shambhala and has a total of 160 pages in the book. In being zen, bayda blends storytelling, traditional buddhist teachings, and a dose of humour, to explore such topics as finding stillness, working with difficult emotions such as anger and fear, and living openheartedly in the present moment.
He described his difficulties farminghow either droughts or monsoons complicated his work. In a gentle, direct, and eminently accessible style, bayda explains how we can use techniques adapted from the zen tradition to develop clarity and equanimity amid the stress and commotion of everyday living. Bringing meditation to life by ezra bayda 2002, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. The paradox of zen is that learning to just live in the present requires lots of hard work. Understanding that liberates us to use every aspect of what life presents us with as a way to live with integrity and authenticityand joy. He is the author of being zen, at home in the muddy water, and zen heart shambhala publications and saying yes to life. The emphasis in the title of ezra bayda s being zen is all on the word being anyone who comes to this book looking for the zen of dramtic satori experiences, paradoxical koans and teachers challenging their students with slaps and shouts may come away asking themselves, wheres the zen. Meditation is the foundation, but it doesnt stop there.
We wonder how people cant see the most obvious things about themselves, yet we forget those people are us. Once a farmer went to tell the buddha about his problems. If it is true, as the adage goes, that good things often come in small packages, then here we have some tangible evidence in the form of this wonderful first book from zen teacher ezra bayda. We can use whatever life presents, ezra bayda teaches, to strengthen our spiritual practiceincluding the turmoil of daily life. Bringing meditation to life kindle edition by bayda, ezra, beck, charlotte joko. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. This awesome book ready for download, you can get this book now for free. With compassion and humor, ezra bayda has graced us with ways to accept what is and to reside in it fearlessly, giving us a roadmap to enduring happiness and equanimity. It is what its title statesnot an explanation of buddhism or zen, but an essential guide to its daily practice.
Many books have been published in recent years on happiness. Ezra bayda author, charlotte joko beck foreword format. While many books aspire to bring meditation into everyday experience, ezra bayda s being zen gives us practical ways to actually do it, introducing techniques that enable the reader to foster qualities essential to continued spiritual awakening. He graduated from rutgers university with a degree in philosophy, and began practicing zen meditation in 1970, receiving permission to teach in 1995. A student of meditation for more than 30 years, he lives, writes, and teaches at the san diego zen center in california. Practices for dealing with anger, fear, pain, and suffering. Ezra bayda, a remarkably downtoearth zen teacher, believes that the happiness boom has been largely a bust for readers. Few dharma teachers speak to my heart as does ezra bayda. In this, as in all his books, ezra s teaching is zen made wonderfully practical, in a way that can apply to anyones life. A small package indeed, at under 150 reducedsize pages, and yet brimming with more useful information and sage advice than many a larger book.
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