Zen Wisdom for the Anxious: Simple Advice from a Zen Buddhist Monk

This book provides a collection of Zen Buddhist sayings to help calm anxiety and bring serenity to the soul. According to Buddhist monk and author Shinsuke Hosokawa, Zen is the knowledge needed for a person to live life with a positive outlook. The sayings include: Pay attention to what is right in front of your eyes, Nothing happens by chance, Be careful not to confuse the means and the purpose, Keep flowing just like water, Nothing will control you, Even a bad day is a good day, Check the ground beneath your feet when you're in trouble, and You'll never walk alone. Each page has an illustration and a simple, meditative reflection to help readers see into their own hearts, accept their current state of being, reduce anxiety, and find peace.

Format: Hardback
Length: 224 pages
Publication date: 13 October 2020
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing

Are you feeling stressed and anxious from the demands of daily life? Do you feel overwhelmed by your to-do list and the constant deluge of information from all quarters? Are you unhappy with your life and envious of those around you? At times like these, it's important to step back and take a breath. Zen meditation may conjure up images of sitting in silence for long hours, but according to Buddhist monk and author Shinsuke Hosokawa, Zen can be summed up as the knowledge needed for a person to live life with a positive outlook. With this in mind, he has produced this charmingly illustrated collection of thoughts and sayings to help you live life with less stress and anxiety.

The sayings include:

• Pay attention to what is right in front of your eyes. Nothing happens by chance. Every encounter has its meaning.
• Be careful not to confuse the means and the purpose.
• Keep flowing just like water. Nothing will control you.
• Even a bad day is a good day.
• Check the ground beneath your feet when you're in trouble. You'll never walk alone.

These 52 mindful sayings mirror the 52 steps traditionally taken to achieve Buddhist enlightenment, and they also coincide with the 52 weeks of the year—passing through the seasons, both in the natural world and our lives. Each page has an illustration and a simple, meditative reflection to help you see into your own heart, accept your current state of being, reduce anxiety, and find peace.

Whatever the time of year, whatever your time of life, by browsing the pages of this book, you are sure to quickly find a piece of universal wisdom that will resonate with your soul.

Weight: 348g
Dimension: 138 x 199 x 27 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9784805315736