{"product_id":"the-authentic-life-zen-wisdom-for-living-free-from-complacency-and-fear-paperback","title":"The Authentic Life: Zen Wisdom for Living Free from Complacency and Fear - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEzra Bayda\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 206\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.54 x 8.47 x 5.58 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 08, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45910184853583,"sku":"9781611800920","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/3083\/3487\/files\/zOABU8cYmv9781611800920.webp?v=1781797899","url":"https:\/\/lumaryon.com\/products\/the-authentic-life-zen-wisdom-for-living-free-from-complacency-and-fear-paperback","provider":"Lumaryon Universal","version":"1.0","type":"link"}