{"product_id":"becoming-yourself-teachings-on-the-zen-way-of-life-9780593855249","title":"Becoming Yourself: Teachings on the Zen Way of Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Shunryu Suzuki\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Tarcher\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Tarcher\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Zen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the beloved author of \u003ci\u003eZen Mind, Beginner's Mind\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\"I felt a burden being lifted from my shoulders just by reading this remarkable book.\" --Oliver Burkeman \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Our way of sitting is for you to become yourself.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this long-awaited book from one of the most influential spiritual teachers of the last century, Shunryu Suzuki Roshi shares simple, warmhearted teachings on a practice that is fundamentally about becoming yourself. In his inimitable style, filled with humor and insight, \u003ci\u003eBecoming Yourself\u003c\/i\u003e speaks directly to the newest beginners while also serving as a touchstone and a continual source of inspiration for even the most experienced practitioners and Zen teachers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBecoming Yourself\u003c\/i\u003e unearths new jewels from the late Suzuki's lectures and brings to light many of his unpublished teachings. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBecoming yourself is not meant to be understood as an idea; it is meant to be tried out as a way of being. It is \"Just to sit,\" a practice of wholeheartedly being as you are, moment after moment, no matter what is happening. It is a practice of deeply connecting with how it feels to be alive in your surroundings, whether on a meditation cushion or not, and stepping forward from that connection. It is opening to your life, wherever you are, and finding right there a deep well of innate wisdom, compassion and care.","brand":"Tarcher","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45848045322391,"sku":"9780593855249","price":1804.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780593855249.webp?v=1769297458","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/becoming-yourself-teachings-on-the-zen-way-of-life-9780593855249","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}