The Eye Aware: Zen Lessons for Christians

Jeroen Witkam

ISBN 10: 1930051042 / ISBN 13: 9781930051041

Published by Lantern Books, 2001

Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G1930051042I2N00

Synopsis:

Blends biblical text and Eastern thought For more than twenty years, Zen sessions have been held at the abbey where Jeroen Witkam was abbot. The sole aim of these sessions, according to Witkam, has been the integration of Zazen into the Christian prayer life. During these sessions, readings were taken from the Christian scriptures to help the monks contemplate and meditate. Their ways of sitting and breathing were taken from the tradition of Zazen. They discovered that Zazen - emptying or the attainment of a transparent heart and mind - matched essential elements of the Christian spiritual path. Moreover, they realized that both Christian spirituality and Zen Buddhism had at their core the principle of compassion. Both religious traditions, in combination, provided an enriched contemplative life and a fuller appreciation of the spiritual path. THE EYE AWARE shows how the discipline and mindfulness cultivated by Zen meditation can help reinvigorate and focus the life of Christian prayer.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Eye Aware: Zen Lessons for Christians
Publisher: Lantern Books
Publication Date: 2001
Binding: Paperback
Condition: As New
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket