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Ezra Bayda's gift for taking Zen teaching and relating it to every
aspect of life has made his books popular even with people who
aren't Buddhists. It's not that he's non-traditional-he's very
firmly planted in the Zen tradition - it's just that the teaching
is so clear and useful that it transcends religious boundaries.
Here Ezra continues in the mode of his books like "Being Zen" to
show how spiritual practice works in everyday life. He breaks
spiritual practice down into three basic stages: The Me-phase -
uncovering our most basic and tightly held beliefs about ourselves,
observing our emotional reactions and patterns of behaviour, and
becoming intimate with our fears. Being-Awareness - cultivating a
larger sense of what life is, going beyond the basic awareness of
the sensory world to transform the narrow experience into a more
spacious sense of being. Being-Kindness - connecting with the love
and kindness that are our true nature, and beginning to live from
that joyful and compassionate place. The phases enrich each other
to create a practice that works no matter what the complexities of
your circumstances.
Many books have been published in recent years on happiness. Ezra
Bayda, a remarkably down-to-earth Zen teacher, believes that the
happiness "boom" has been largely a bust for readers. Why? Because
it's precisely the pursuit of happiness that keeps us trapped in
cycles of dissatisfaction and suffering.
In "Beyond Happiness," Bayda draws on Zen teachings to question our
conventional notions about what happiness is and where we can find
it. Most of us seek happiness in things that are external to us. We
imagine that getting more money, a better relationship, or going on
a nice vacation will finally make us happy. But Bayda shows us that
the deepest and most lasting form of happiness does not rely on
external circumstance at all. Bayda offers Zen insights and
practices that point readers toward the true sources of lasting
happiness: mindfulness, compassion, gratitude, and generosity.
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