{"product_id":"the-authentic-life-isbn-9781611800920","title":"The Authentic Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eWonderfully accessible Zen teachings for how to live your life genuinely, honestly, and happily in the face of life’s inevitable difficulties\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Ever feel like your efforts to live a life of wisdom, honesty, and compassion are hijacked by, well, life? Take heart. Ezra Bayda has good news: life’s challenges aren’t obstacles to our path—they are the path. Understanding that liberates us to use every aspect of what life presents us with as a way to live with integrity and authenticity—and joy. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In this, as in all his books, Ezra’s teaching is Zen made wonderfully practical, in a way that can apply to anyone’s life. Meditation is the foundation, but it doesn’t stop there. It’s about learning to take the practice of presence we cultivate in meditation to all the rest of our complicated lives. Doing that empowers us to navigate our journey with the integrity and authenticity that are what a satisfying life is all about.  \u003cb\u003ePart I   The Territory and The Map\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1.              Skeletons At the Feast\u003cbr\u003e 2.              The Rocky Road \u003cbr\u003e 3.              The Eternal Recurrence\u003cbr\u003e 4.              Doorways Into Reality \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e5.     \u003c\/b\u003e         Transforming Energy  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e  Part II   Awakening the Mind\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 6.              What About Happiness? \u003cbr\u003e 7.              No One Special To Be  \u003cbr\u003e 8.              Who’s Who in the Zoo? \u003cbr\u003e 9.              The Misguided Quest\u003cbr\u003e 10.             Shades of Grey\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e  Part III   Emotional Awakening\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 11.            The Dilemma of Anger\u003cbr\u003e 12.             Saying Yes to Fear\u003cbr\u003e 13.           The Great Teaching \u003cbr\u003e 14.           What We Really Want  \u003cbr\u003e 15.           Sound Bites That Matter \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e  Part IV   Awakening the Heart\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 16.            The Bigger Picture\u003cbr\u003e 17.            The Song of Meditation \u003cbr\u003e 18.            The Most Important Thing \u003cbr\u003e 19.            Enjoy the Ride\"Bayda writes with exceptional clarity and simplicity about the awakened life.  He has a gift for describing ‘ordinary mind,’ or the customary thoughts, feelings, and experiences of everyday life. His style is as plainspoken as Pema Chödrön’s. He deserves membership in the ranks of respected meditation teacher-authors.”—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003eEZRA BAYDA was born in 1944 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. After graduating from Rutgers University with a degree in philosophy, he became a carpenter and a builder, an occupation he worked at for thirty years. He teaches with his wife, Elizabeth Hamilton (author of \u003ci\u003eUntrain Your Parrot\u003c\/i\u003e), at Zen Center San Diego. He is also founder of the Santa Rosa Zen Group in Santa Rosa, California, where he teaches monthly. He is the author five previous books, including \u003ci\u003eBeing Zen\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eZen Heart\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Beyond Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e.  For more information, visit www.zencentersandiego.org.","brand":"Shambhala","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304116900069,"sku":"NP9781611800920","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781611800920.jpg?v=1767738223","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-authentic-life-isbn-9781611800920","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}