{"product_id":"wake-up-how-to-practice-zen-buddhism","title":"Wake Up: How to Practice Zen Buddhism","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBONNIE MYOTAI TREACE, SENSEI, \u003c\/b\u003e is the founder of Hermitage Heart Zen, as well as the author of \n\u003ci\u003eWake Up: How to Practice Zen Buddhism\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eZen Meditation for Beginners\u003c\/i\u003e, and other books. She lives in Black Mountain, North Carolina, where she offers writing retreats and at-home meditation instruction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"This is a powerful and comprehensive book on how to wake up through the practice of Zen. \n\u003cstrong\u003eProfoundly useful, rich in content, well written, and deeply inspiring.\u003c\/strong\u003e\" \n\u003cstrong\u003e--Roshi Joan Halifax, abbot, Upaya Zen Center\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"This book works on many levels-- \n\u003cstrong\u003esimple and clear enough for a complete beginner, but meaty and satisfying as any advanced text\u003c\/strong\u003e. Myotai brings Zen home in a way that is accessible, tangible, and relevant to contemporary challenges and concerns. Her writing is deep and wild, calling on us all to notice our interconnectedness with all things.\" \n\u003cstrong\u003e--Gesshin Greenwood, author of \u003cem\u003eJust Enough: Vegan Recipes and Stories from Japan's Buddhist Temples\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eBow First Ask Questions Later: Ordination, Love, and Monastic Zen in Japan\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"A lifetime of Zen practice and teaching has given birth to this \n\u003cstrong\u003efruitful and informative guide to waking up in the midst of our ordinary lives\u003c\/strong\u003e. \n\u003cem\u003eWake Up\u003c\/em\u003e brings the teachings of the Zen tradition directly to our hearts. Without preaching, Myotai inspires us to drop the 'trance of habit' and live in an undefended way, appreciating the hidden gift in all of our challenges. \n\u003cem\u003eWake Up\u003c\/em\u003e is a book for our times.\" \n\u003cstrong\u003e--Pat Enkyo O'Hara, Abbot and founder, Village Zendo in New York City and co-spiritual director, Zen Peacemaker Order\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\" \n\u003cem\u003eWake Up\u003c\/em\u003e is a wonderful book. \n\u003cstrong\u003eIf you're looking for a brief exploration of the spiritual life within Zen, this is it\u003c\/strong\u003e. It begins with the basics, outlining Buddhism and Zen's description of the hurts of our human hearts and shows Zen's promise of a better way. And then in clean and clear sections Roshi Treace shows us where to put our hearts as well as minds as we engage Zen as a way of life. And in so doing shows all of us what matters.\" \n\u003cstrong\u003e--James Ishmael Ford, author of \u003cem\u003eIntroduction to Zen Koans\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eIf You're Lucky, Your Heart Will Break\u003c\/em\u003e, co-founder and first abbot, Boundless Way Zen, and Zen priest and Unitarian minister\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eTreace, Bonnie Myotai\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBONNIE MYOTAI TREACE, SENSEI, \u003c\/b\u003e is the founder of Hermitage Heart Zen, as well as the author of \u003ci\u003eWake Up: How to Practice Zen Buddhism\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eZen Meditation for Beginners\u003c\/i\u003e, and other books. 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