Untrain Your Parrot And Other No-Nonsense Instructions on the Path of Zen

Name: Untrain Your Parrot And Other No-Nonsense Instructions on the Path of Zen
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ISBN: 9781590303634

ISBN-10: 1590303636

ISBN-13: 9781590303634

Edition: 2007

Authors: Elizabeth Hamilton

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This book offers exercises, instructions, jokes, stories, pithy quotes, and--most of all--encouragement to anyone interested in exploring Zen but who may find traditional presentations severe or intimidating. Hamilton writes with an easygoing, friendly style that invites readers of all backgrounds to sit down and give meditation a try. But don't be fooled by her puns and checklists--this is serious Zen. Drawing on three decades of experience as a Zen practitioner and teacher, Hamilton explains how to meditate and how to maintain an ongoing practice. From there, in her clear, lighthearted, and humorous style, she moves right to the heart of Zen, showing us how we could move beyond our…

Book details

List price: $16.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Shambhala Publications, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/28/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 6.00" wide x 7.50" long x 0.51" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English



Foreword



Preface



The Approach



What's Most Important?



The Five Dimensions of Heartmind



The Seeds of Awakening Heartmind: Nurturing the Field of Inherent Capacities



Comprehensive Zen Practice: Applied Awareness in the Five Dimensions of Heartmind



The Physical Dimension of Heartmind



The Body: Identity, or Instrument of Awakening?



Still, Silent Sitting: A Meditation



Mindfulness in Activity



The Open Awareness Dimension of Heartmind



Being-Awareness



The Mental Dimension of Heartmind



Untrain Your Parrot



Fingers Pointing at the Moon: Mindful Activity Labeling



Identity: A Subset of the Mental Dimension of Heartmind



The Many Me's of Identity: From Ego to Instrument of Awakening



The Default Setting: Concocting the Same Old "Self"



Loving-Kindness: Awakening the Seeds of Heartmind



Loving-Kindness: A Meditation



The Emotional Dimension of Heartmind



The Emotional Dimension Meets Meditation



Anger and Fear



Disheartenment: Gray Days and Dark Nights



Core Pain



The Full-Empty Dimension of Heartmind



Reconciliation, Atonement, Forgiveness: The Temple Guardians at the Gates of the Full-Empty Dimension



Living As One



Service Practice: Unifying Self and Others



Delusion Is Enlightenment


Acknowledgments


Index of Exercises and Checklists