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Autumn Light

My Fifty Years in Zen
  • ISBN-13: 9780761872078
  • Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
    Imprint: HAMILTON BOOKS
  • By Edwina Norton
  • Price: AUD $46.99
  • Stock: 0 in stock
  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Local release date: 13/09/2020
  • Format: Paperback 160 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Buddhism [HRE]
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Autumn Light: My Fifty Years in Zen is the story of one woman's witness to the remarkable half-century when Buddhist philosophy and practice took root in the religious landscape of the West. Author Edwina Norton has been a devoted practitioner of the Soto school of Zen for the past 50 years. In 2013, at the age of 78, she was ordained a Zen priest and immediately thereafter participated in a rigorous three-month training at Tassajara Zen Mountain Monastery in California. Told in the intimate voice of a dharma friend, Autumn Light weaves Norton's life experiences with the Zen teachings and practice that sustained her through personal and professional challenges while raising two sons alone. Now retired to the Pacific Northwest, she practices with a small, diverse Zen community of young and older Zen students. Her late-in-life commitment as a priest has sparked a series of challenges that have tested her resolve to follow the rigorous practices of the Zen tradition. Priesthood has also rewarded her with unexpected, new insights into the meaning of her life.
Author's Notes Names Bibliographic Citations Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1. The Journey Begins Chapter 2. A Family Tragedy Chapter 3. A New Life Chapter 4. Abundant Inspiration Chapter 5. Maturing Practice Chapter 6. Autumn Light Chapter 7. Tassajara Chapter 8. Learning the Ropes Chapter 9. Full Immersion Chapter 10. Community as Mirror Chapter 11. The Mirror Cracks Chapter 12. Sangha Encounters Chapter 13. Rope's End Chapter 14. Save the Body Chapter 15. Study the Self Chapter 16. Fifty Years in Zen Glossary of Terms Bibliography About the Author
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