Zen Contemplation for Christians: A Bridge of Living Water
How and why did a Catholic nun become an accomplished Zen Master? Sister Elaine MacInnes shares her fascinating story and invites us into the compelling and slightly exotic world of Buddhist spiritual practice. As she details her lifelong journey of learning about Zen meditative practices, Sister MacInnes explains how they continue to enrich and inform her experience of Christianity. Replete with the wisdom of deep and contemplative insight and imbued with the profound knowledge of a seasoned...
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A practical guidebook for those who, like the author, want to discover how Zen can be a complementary and rewarding part of Christian Life.
AcknowledgmentsAuthor's NotePreface1A Circle Is God's Be-Ing12Before the Earth Came into Being133Becoming Free in the Body294Becoming Free through Self-Knowledge495Connections and Reciprocity716From Intellect to Breath997The Shared Sacred1258Swords into Ploughshares1519Within the Esoteric17310Pieces of a Mosaic199Glossary of Japanese and Sanskrit Words Used220Books of Consulted223About the Author227Sister Elaine MacInnes's Zen Name230
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