The zen commandments offers ten powerful nudges toward that light. How chiara lubich presents the commandments to kids. Zen monastery lessons on living here and now live and dare. Being, acknowledging, perceiving, changing and achieving. Once considered the woowoo practice of aging hippies, meditation has gone. For the man of zen everything is sacred even a cup of tea. Publishers weekly with sparkling clarity and wit, sluyters ten suggestions lay out the practical essentials of the path. The ten commandments tell us how to behave, but they dont say much about the inner awareness from which outer behavior springs. God came to earth to ask different races about the ten commandments, the ten rules of life. Dean sluyter is the author of the zen commandments 4. This audio version is a lively, farranging discussion of the books ideas, presented in twelve halfhour sessions.
One night tokusan came to ryutan and asked many questions. Theyre simple guidelines for writing, working, and maximising your true, unique value. Do the right thing, of course but better yet, find your inner light and doing the right thing becomes as natural as breathing. Here is a document to print and put on your fridge to remind you that taking care of yourself is a priority. The zen commandments ten suggestions for a life of inner freedom. The zen commandments by dean sluyter overdrive rakuten. On the surface, the ten commandments are a great guide by which to live ones life. You can be in it, but you cannot study it because zen, or dhyana, is not an object of study, it is a way of life. But they dont say much about the inner awareness from which our outer behavior springs. The ten commandments give us impeccable rules for how to behave. Drawing on sources from zen stories and the bible to jazz and rock n roll, from american movies to tibetan meditative techniques, dean sluyter steers clear of dogma and emphasizes what works a sort of spiritual street smarts.
It has been the only mediation that i do on a daily basis. The commandments are the path towards freedom, because they are the word of the father that makes us free in this journey. Connect with friends, family and other people you know. The 10 commandments free download as powerpoint presentation. Given the wild and raucous epiphanies in another previous book, the zen commandments, you can bank on this authors ability to come up with innovative and. Hagans book will appeal to readers interested in what true zen practice is supposed to be about beyond all the popular images and colorful stories. These arent more carvedinstone commandments, but practical suggestions for unfolding your experience of inner freedom.
The ten commandments tell us how to behave, but they dont say much about the inner awareness. The zen commandments, and is the suggested format for meditation during study group. Share photos and videos, send messages and get updates. How chiara lubich presents the commandments to kids gods law for a new world, says focolare founder. Drawing on sources from zen stories and the bible the ten commandments tell us how to behave, but they dont say much about the inner awareness from which outer behavior springs. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Paula will explore the 10 suggestions for a life of inner freedom described in dean sluyters straightforward and inspiring book, the zen commandments. Whatever he does, he does as if he is in a holy space. Being, acknowledging, perceiving, changing and achieving ebook written by daniel marques. Since i was committed to the path of becoming a zen monk, it was a good testdrive opportunity. The zen commandments and millions of other books are available for instant access. The jews have given so much significance to those ten rules christians also, mohammedans also.
Sluyter draws on a variety of sources from the dalai lama and bob dylan to monty python and the wizard of oz to. In dean sluyters clever the zen commandments, the author lays down 10 guidelines for living a more present life and experiencing momenttomoment awareness. It is the first installment of the dune saga, and in 2003 was cited as the worlds bestselling science fiction novel. An explanation of the elements of zen practice and a collection of 43 koans translated into english. I got a kick out of dean sluyters last book why the chicken crossed the road and other hidden enlightenment teachings from buddha to bebop to mother goose. Osho, born chandra mohan jain, was an indian mystic and zen guru.
Dean sluyter presents ten suggestions for a life of inner freedom. He shows that the state of boundless freedom and happiness isnt something distant or exotic, but is right here, while youre stuck in traffic or taking out the trash. The ten commandments tell us how to behave, but they dont. This book contains 11 chapters, total book length 4 hrs 8 mins. All these religions are jewish, the source is the jew, and the jew is the perfect businessman. The ten commandments tell us how to behave, but they dont say. Titled, the big questions, the author writes on the sacred art of questioning and offers his views on 14 questions that address lifes essential mysteries.
This leaves the field open for the zen commandments. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read zen supremacy. Natural meditation is the best meditation book i own. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. The book is extremely well written and joyously entertaining. It tied with roger zelaznys this immortal for the hugo award in 1966, and it won the inaugural nebula award for best novel. The zen commandments audiobook dean sluyter audible. Ten suggestions for a life of inner freedom by dean sluyter isbn. Dean does a great job of easing you into meditation effortlessly. The ten commandments audio book audio enlightenment.
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This is the question that i was living with, in my time of training in a zen monastery. When he went on mount sinai to meet god and to receive the ten commandments, he saw a miracle happening a green bush, lush green, and inside it. I also own the the meditation audio recordings that dean offers on his site. A professor of philosophy in the 1960s in india, his outspoken criticism of religion, and controversial and provocative lectures earned him the title sex guru. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study.