Sweet Zen: Dharma Talks from Cheri Huber

by Sara Jenkins

Overview

Offering the unusual perspective on the softness and sweetness to be discovered in the Zen path., which has long been associated with formality and even harshness, this book includes the traditional rigor of Zen practice, but is balanced and eased with ever-growing compassion for the self and for the suffering caused by the delusion that we are separate from all that is.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780963078445
Publisher:	Keep It Simple Books
Publication date:	09/01/2000
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	200
Product dimensions:	(w) x (h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Sara Jenkins worked as an art historian, director of an oral history project, and managing editor of a medical research journal before plunging simultaneously into freelance life and Zen Buddhism fourteen years ago. Since then she has occupied many points along the editorial spectrum, including copy editor, illustrations editor, nonfiction author's editor, book producer, and writer. She lives in Lake Junaluska, North Carolina. Cheri Huber is the author of 19 books, including There Is Nothing Wrong with You, When You're Falling, Dive,and Time-Out for Parents. She founded the Mountain View Zen Center in Mountain View, California, and the Zen Monastery Practice Center in Murphys, California, and teaches in both communities. She travels widely and often, leading workshops and retreats around the United States and abroad, most recently in Costa Rica and Italy. She founded Living Compassion in 2003, a nonprofit group comprised of There Is Nothing Wrong With You Retreats (based on the book); Global Community for Peace: The Assisi Peace Project; The Africa Vulnerable Children Project; and Open Air Talk Radio, her weekly call-in radio show originating from Stanford University. She lives in Murphys, California.

Editorial Reviews

"Cheri Huber's teachings are clear and straightforward, down to earth and easy to understand. More than anything else, what shines through is her openness, sympathy, warmth and good humor. Read this book with magic-marker in hand; every page contains some gem-clear dewdrop of wisdom that you'll want to highlight, return to, and savor again and again."  —Don Morreale, Editor, The Complete Guide to Buddhist America

From the Publisher

Sweet Zen: Dharma Talks From Cheri Huber is an impressive compendium of clear and inspiring teachings showcasing Zen Buddhist approaches to spiritual practices. Trained in the Soto tradition of Zen Buddhism, Cheri Huber has taught meditation for more than twenty years, leading retreats around the country and authoring a number of books on Buddhism. An articulate and inspiring rebuttal to the notion that deprivation is good for the soul or that to be spiritual one must give up the things of the world for the sake of some imagined ideal of purity, Sweet Zen is a truly enlightened and enlightening invitation to participate fully and joyfully in life. Also highly recommended are Cheri Huber's early works: Suffering Is Optional: Three Keys To Joy and Freedom, and How To Get From Where You Are To Where You Want To Be.