Waking Up: A Week Inside a Zen Monastery (Week Inside1series)

Customer review for Waking Up: A Week Inside a Zen Monastery (Week Inside1series). The notion of spending days at a time in silence and meditation amid the serene beauty of a Zen monastery Waking Up: A Week Inside a Zen Monastery (Week Inside1series) may be appealing—but how do you do it, and what can you really expect from the experience? Waking Up provides the answers Jack Maguire takes us inside the monastery walls to present details of what it’s like A detailed “Guide to Zen and Buddhist Places” and a glossary of terms make Waking Up not only a handbook for the curious seeker, but an excellent resource for anyone wanting to know more about the Buddhist way. ... Learn more »

Waking Up: A Week Inside a Zen Monastery (Week Inside1series) Review: Waking Up: A Week Inside a Zen Monastery (Week Inside1series). Maguire has written this book, one of his many, as a preparation, introduction and guide principally for a rather select group of people: those who would like to do some very serious practice in a Zen monastery. While each Zen monastery or center is unique and will have its own variations on the theme, he has chosen Zen Mountain Monastery in Mt. Tremper, New York, not because it is typical, but because he knows it well, having been a student there since 1994, and because its training system is ... Read more »

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