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. Written in an engaging and witty style, Ordinary Mind helps us understand challenging ideas--like Zen Buddhism's concepts of oneness, emptiness, and enlightenment--and how they make sense, not only within psychoanalytic conceptions of mind, but in the realities of our lives and relationships. This new paper edition of Magid's much-praised book contains additional case study vignettes.
The emphasis of these works is on the esoteric path of Dzogchen, or the Great Perfection, through which the nature of reality is pointed out directly, just as it is.
[All of] you, coming from various directions, you all have minds [set on something]. ... 91 Taking that as a clue, some commentators have suggested that Mazu's ordinary mind corresponds to the everyday mind of ordinary people, ...
Set in 1893, the legend outlined in this book unravels the transformational journey of an ordinary mind into the extraordinary, unraveling vast limitless possibilities of fulfilment across every realm of life.
Together, they guide us through the many layers of meaning in these koans, showing us what Mazu can mean for us today. This book is destined to become a classic collection alongsideThe Blue Cliff Record andThe Gateless Gate.
The Code of the Extraordinary Mind blends computational thinking, integral theory, modern spirituality, evolutionary biology, and a little bit of humor to provide a revolutionary framework for re-coding ourselves with new, empowering ...
Elihu Genmyo Smith’s eminently practical Zen teaching never loses sight of that central concern: Whether it takes the form of zazen (meditation), koan work, or just eating your breakfast, the aim of Zen practice is always nothing other ...
Your mindset is your collection of thoughts and beliefs that shape your thought habit. These habits affect how you think, what you feel, and ultimately, what you do.
This one book supplies parents with all the tools they need. Over the years of her teaching career, Jessie Wise has seen good reading instruction fall prey to trendy philosophies and political infighting.
A celebration of many missteps. In this ruminative, refreshing collection of poetry, Jim Steele gathers decades of meditations and musings ranging from the epic to the everyday.
In this warm and occasionally wry book, Barry Magid challenges us to take another look at what we assume is broken, at what we are sure needs fixing-in our lives, in our hearts and minds, in our spiritual practice, as manifest by all the ...