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  • Ending the Pursuit of Happiness

    A Zen Guide

    by Barry Magid ...
    We all have a right to the pursuit of happiness - but could we actually be happier if we gave that whole thing up?This surprising new book from Zen teacher, psychoanalyst, and critical favorite Barry Magid inspires us - in gentle and winking prose - to move on and make peace with the perfection of the way things actually are, including ourselves.Magid invites us to consider that our "pursuit of ... Read more

    $25.00 CAD

  • Ordinary Mind

    Exploring the Common Ground of Zen and Psychoanalysis

    by Barry Magid ...
    Is meditation an escape from--or a solution to--our psychological problems? Is the use of antidepressants counter to spiritual practice? Does a psychological approach to meditation reduce spirituality to "self-help"? What can Zen and psychoanalysis teach us about the problems of the mind and suffering?Psychiatrist and Zen teacher Barry Magid is uniquely qualified to answer questions like these. ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • What's Wrong with Mindfulness (And What Isn't)

    Zen Perspectives

    Edited by Barry Magid, Robert Rosenbaum ...
    Mindfulness seems to be everywhere—but are we sure that's a good thing? Teachers Sallie Jiko Tisdale, Gil Fronsdal, Norman Fischer, and more explain how removing mindfulness from Buddhism may set a dangerous precedent.Mindfulness is in fashion. Oprah loves it, Google teaches it to employees—it has become widespread as a cure-all for stress, health problems and psychological difficulties, ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • Spiritual Transmission

    Paradoxes and Dilemmas on the Spiritual Path

    The term “spiritual transmission” refers to the passing of the state of enlightenment from teacher to student, which takes place in many spiritual traditions. In itself, the transmission is synonymous with the experience of enlightenment. But the fact that the student’s experience is rooted in a relationship with a human teacher who is perceived to possess absolute knowledge lends the experience ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • Nothing Is Hidden

    The Psychology of Zen Koans

    by Barry Magid ...
    In this inspiring and incisive offering, Barry Magid uses the language of modern psychology and psychotherapy to illuminate one of Buddhism's most powerful and often mysterious technologies: the Zen koan. What's more, Magid also uses the koans to expand upon the insights of psychology (especially self psychology and relational psychotherapy) and open for the reader new perspectives on the ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

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    Ordinary Mind

    Exploring the Common Ground of Zen and Psychoanalysis

    by Barry Magid ...
    Narrated by Claire Slemmer ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 15 min

    “A wise and insightful guide to living a saner life.”—Charlotte Joko Beck, author of Everyday ZenIs meditation an escape from--or a solution to--our psychological problems? Is the use of antidepressants counter to spiritual practice? Does a psychological approach to meditation reduce spirituality to "self-help"? What can Zen and psychoanalysis teach us about the problems of the mind and suffering ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Nothing Is Hidden

    The Psychology of Zen Koans

    by Barry Magid ...
    Narrated by Barry Magid ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 50 min

    “Using old koans as a jumping off point, Magid brings a wonderfully unorthodox (and helpful) perspective to traditional Zen teachings. As both Zen teacher and psychoanalyst, Magid unmasks the psychological naivete that is still all too prevalent in contemporary Zen practice, and shows how it can lead to problems for students, and tangled relationships between teachers and students. In each ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Enlightenment is an Accident

    Ancient Wisdom & Simple Practices to Make You Accident Prone

    by Tim Burkett ...
    Narrated by Kyle Tait ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 6 min

    A warm-hearted guide to Buddhist practice for those ready to contend with the reality that enlightenment—the realization of non-self—can't be achieved by the self.A well-known spiritual saying goes, "Enlightenment is an accident. But we can make ourselves more accident-prone." As an authentic American Zen takes shape, enlightenment continues to be misunderstood as a project to be completed, a goal ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • Ordinary Wonder

    Zen Life and Practice

    Fresh and never-before published talks on the crux of Buddhist practice and how to uncover wonder in your daily life from legendary Zen teacher and bestselling author Charlotte Joko Beck."As you embrace the suffering of life, the wonder shows up at the same time. They go together."--Charlotte Joko BeckIn this collection of never-before published teachings by Charlotte Joko Beck, one of the most ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD

  • Waking Up to What You Do

    A Zen Practice for Meeting Every Situation with Intelligence and Compassion

    This Zen Buddhist guide to mindful living is “a thoughtful, sensitive examination of how to be a genuinely good person in this world” (Sharon Salzlberg, author of Lovingkindness)Life is rising up to meet us at every moment. The question is: Are we there to meet it or not? Diane Rizzetto presents a simple but supremely effective practice for meeting every moment of our lives with mindfulness, using ... Read more

    $20.79 CAD

  • Nothing Special

    Living Zen

    The Zen master and author of Everyday Zen shares the simple, essential wisdom of embracing the ordinary in life.Zen is life itself, nothing added. But for many of us, pursuing a spiritual path involves fantasies about our future lives—fantasies that separate us from ourselves and leave us anxious to achieve a resolution that is constantly receding just past the horizon of reality. In Nothing ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus