Mind Body Zen Waking Up to Your Life

by Maitland, Jeffrey; Roth, Kendo Hal

• ISBN13: 9781556439049
• ISBN10: 1556439040
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-08-03
• Publisher: North Atlantic Books

Summary

InMind Body Zen, long-time Zen student, world-renowned Rolfer, and former philosophy professor Jeffrey Maitland combines his expertise across the mind-body-zen spectrum to help bridge the East-West gap in spiritual practice. Tackling the prevailing misconception that Zen is a philosophy, Maitland provides an in-depth explanation of why Zen is an eminently practical, grounded discipline. He emphasizes the power of simple, direct experience that lies at the heart of Zen. Maitlandrs"s training in philosophy as well as bodywork distinguishesMind Body Zenfrom many other books on the market. Drawing on his Rolfing expertise and years of applied meditation practice, he also offers techniques for healers across many systems and disciplines to more effectively work with their clients. Threaded throughout these discussions are the insights of Joshu Sasaki Roshi, founder of Mt. Baldy Zen Center, best known by some as Leonard Cohenrs"s teacher, still actively teaching at age 102 but whose work has rarely been published.Mind Body Zenwill appeal to the growing number of Western Buddhists and spiritual seekers interested in Zen or meditation. Somatic therapists, psychotherapists, and healers of every persuasion will also find the connection between Zen and healing to be of great interest.

Author Biography

Hokaku Jeffrey Maitland, PhD, is an ordained Zen monk, an energy healer, and Certified Advanced Rolfer, one of seven Certified Advanced Rolfing Instructors in the world. A former professor of philosophy at Purdue University, he lives in Scottsdale, AZ.

Preface contributor Harold D. Roth, an expert on Taoism, is a professor of philosophy at Brown University and the author of Original Tao.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Introduction	p. xv
Essays
Is There Karma in Heaven?	p. 1
Who's Attached to What?	p. 27
The Zen Way of Knowing Nothing	p. 41
Everything is in Love	p. 63
The Reality of Duality	p. 71
Buddhism and the Challenge of Postmodern Philosophy	p. 97
The Zen of Sitting and Walking	p. 127
Zen and the Art of Healing	p. 161
Dark Wisdom	p. 183
Zennits
Teaching Laughter	p. xvi
Past Lives	p. 4
Henry Saves the Day	p. 10
Few Moving Parts	p. 20
Plane Zen	p. 26
No Respect	p. 28
Not Clear	p. 38
Ninety-Five Percent	p. 44
Monk on a Roll	p. 46
Floating with the Birds	p. 61
Driving Zen	p. 65
Great Love	p. 69
No Toilets in Heaven	p. 74
Birth and Death	p. 77
Schoolboy Zen	p. 101
Good Doggie	p. 104
Sick Bird	p. 110
Professor Appears	p. 122
Feeding Buddha	p. 131
A Magical Incantation	p. 146
Picking Up the Prize	p. 180
Teaching Laughter, Part 2	p. 184
Close, but No Cigar	p. 204
Glossary	p. 203
Acknowledgments	p. 209
Index	p. 211
About the Author	p. 225
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