Zen in the age of anxiety : wisdom for navigating our modern lives
Burkett, Tim2018
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Wrestling with fear doesn't have to be a negative experience. This book offers an approach to life that unlocks a new way of thinking and being in the world, one that leads directly through the center of the anxieties we seek to avoid. Written in the style of an owner's manual, a guide to being human, Burkett focuses on areas of pain and anxiety as they tend to manifest for modern people: feelings of unworthiness, and issues surrounding sex, money, failure, and even death. Providing wisdom from Zen (channeled through his many experiences as a psychotherapist) and using language and metaphors from popular culture, he takes anxiety and teaches us to turn those fears into the building blocks of a fulfilling life.
Main title:
Zen in the age of anxiety : wisdom for navigating our modern lives / Tim Burkett ; edited by Wanda Isle.
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Imprint:
Boulder, CO : Shambhala, 2018.
Collation:
170 pages ; 22 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.
Contents:
Wounding and splintering -- Being human -- The trance of unworthiness -- Sex -- Money -- Failure is just an experience -- Suturing and healing -- The wisdom of humility -- Suturing what was rent asunder -- Brain plasticity, mirror mind, and enlightenment -- Transforming knowledge into wisdom through everyday life -- Living and dying in a state of readiness -- Healing our world, together.
ISBN:
9781611804867
Dewey class:
294.3927
Language:
English
BRN:
340395
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumaris Library | Adult Non Fiction - Society and Beliefs | 294.3927 BUR | Available |