{"product_id":"becoming-yourself","title":"Becoming Yourself: Teachings on the Zen Way of Life (Hardcover)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the beloved author of \u003ci\u003eZen Mind, Beginner's\nMind\u003c\/i\u003e comes a new book of teachings on the essence of Zen practice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"I felt a burden being lifted from my shoulders just\nby reading this remarkable book.\" --Oliver Burkeman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\"Our way of sitting is for you to become\nyourself.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIn this long-awaited book from one of the most influential\nspiritual teachers of the last century, Shunryu Suzuki Roshi shares simple,\nwarmhearted teachings on a practice that is fundamentally about becoming\nyourself. In his inimitable style, filled with humor and insight, \u003ci\u003eBecoming\nYourself\u003c\/i\u003e speaks directly to the newest beginners while also serving as\na touchstone and a continual source of inspiration for even the most\nexperienced practitioners and Zen teachers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eBecoming Yourself\u003c\/i\u003e unearths new jewels from the\nlate Suzuki's lectures and brings to light many of his unpublished teachings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eBecoming yourself is not meant to be understood as an idea;\nit is meant to be tried out as a way of being. It is \"Just to sit,\" a\npractice of wholeheartedly being as you are, moment after moment, no matter\nwhat is happening. It is a practice of deeply connecting with how it feels to\nbe alive in your surroundings, whether on a meditation cushion or not, and\nstepping forward from that connection. It is opening to your life, wherever you\nare, and finding right there a deep well of innate wisdom, compassion and care.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eShunryu Suzuki Roshi (1904-1971) was a lifelong Soto Zen\nBuddhist priest and one of the most prominent and beloved spiritual teachers of\nthe twentieth century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHis life's work was to transmit authentic Zen practice from\nJapan to the United States, preserving the heart of the teaching and\ntraditional forms while allowing them space to adapt and take root in Western\nsoil. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHe founded the San Francisco Zen Center, among the oldest\nand largest Buddhist training places in the West. Suzuki Roshi's teachings were\nfirst edited and collected in the influential classic \u003ci\u003eZen Mind,\nBeginner's Mind\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TIMES DISTRIBUTION PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44681348677839,"sku":"9780593855249","price":45.78,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_c3f034b0-0382-4db5-8e3b-109e592a513c.jpg?v=1772789752","url":"https:\/\/popular.baby\/products\/becoming-yourself","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}