. THE LOVE of NATURE as THE ART of ZEN - projecting nature's PERFECTION One Iris flower-head for every one of the values of the set of values of the ONE .
al. Diane Musho Hamilton draws on her years of experience as a professional mediator, ZEN practitioner, and student of Ken Wilber's Integral Philosophy to present a spiritual approach to conflict resolution, providing teachings along with practices and exercises that can be applied to any sort of relationship in which conflict is a factor.
Few people would say they like conflict. Most of us try like heck to avoid it. If we take up meditation practice, we often expect that to make conflict go away. But . . . surprise! It never does. We still disagree with each other, argue, get hurt, say things we didn't mean to say. It's at the very least inconvenient. It's often also destructive. We're stuck with conflict as long as we're human beings with jobs, relationships, or dry cleaning to be picked up.
Meditation practice enables us to touch the inner source of clarity, understanding, compassion, and peace - yet the equanimity that we cultivate on the cushion does not always translate into skill-fulness in the way we handle conflict in our personal lives. Interpersonal conflict ends up being the most difficult and painful part of our path. Though meditation is incomparably helpful, it doesn't make the sticky interpersonal issues go away. Conflict resolution skills are needed.
Diane Musho Hamilton suggests that we make conflict resolution a valued part of our practice.
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ZEN is TAO and NOT ZEN without TAO
ZEN is BUDDHA and NOT ZEN without BUDDHATAO & BUDDHA are independent & of ZEN ZEN is dependent on TAO & BUDDHA as ONE
d anthology offering words of wisdom from the Zen tradition, arranged in thematic categories such as "Meditation" and "Living a Zen a life". The aim of Zen Buddhism is to attain total harmony with the world within and without, to see things as they really are, in all their living wonder. Full of compassion, clarity and a deep love of life, this ancient Eastern tradition continues to inspire and encourage world-wide followers through its philosophy of acceptance and loving kindess. With its emphasis on living life, rather than simply talking about it, Zen is full of practical wisdom, a distillation of which is found within these pages. Offering insight in to everything from meditation and the art of haiku, to the removal of worldly concerns and living a Zen life, this collection draws on a multitude of great thinkers and their teachings, old and new alike.
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