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by Charlotte Joko Beck (Author)
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  • Paperback: 208 pages
  • Publisher: Thorsons; 2nd Impression edition (3 Mar 1997)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0722534353
  • ISBN-13: 978-0722534359
  • Product Dimensions: 21.4 x 13.4 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
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'Deals with the most important spiritual practice of all -- how we can live awakened in our daily life.' Jack Kornfield


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Charlotte Joko Beck is one of the most popular Zen teachers currently teaching in the West. This beautifully written book is a Zen guide to the problems of daily living, love, relationships, work, fear and suffering. Beck describes how to be in the present and living each moment to the full.
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5.0 out of 5 stars This is it!, 13 Dec 2003
By Mr. R. M. Brown "brownr4" (UK) - See all my reviews
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This, and Joko Becks' other books express true Zen. I have read many, many books on Zen and 'practiced' on my own for many years whilst avoiding joining an established group. Joko Beck, however, changed that and after performing an internet serch of her name I became a member of her zen school headed by one of her dharma heirs. Another excellent book to consider is Hardcore zen by Brad Warner. I cannot recommend these books enough.
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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars If this is Zen, it's too heavy for me!, 22 Jun 2001
Having been an avid student of Buddhism for some time now, I have naturally tried to learn about and implement the values and precepts as laid out in the Eightfold-path, which has also meant exploring every possible avenue, to determine whether the foundations of the Truth, as related by the Buddha, are indeed watertight. This means that I have to date accumulated around 30 books, by various authors, on the subject. I would not recommend this book to a beginner. It is heavy-going, repetitive and humourless, and I am of the opinion that the author takes herself far too seriously. There are one or two memorable lines, one of which speaks of Death being Impermanence's right-hand man,and another, quoted from Suzuki Roshi, "Renunciation is not giving up the things of this world, but accepting that they go away" which are apt to linger as mini beacons in one's mind, but on the whole, this is a book for those already very taken and devoted to Zen practise. For the most part, it is a difficult one to stay with.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars a simple, challenging book, 8 Jan 2000
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Joko Beck seems to have written Everyday Zen in the hope that, having read it, you will eventually discover its message was always the same as your true nature. Like all good zen literature, hers carries the implication, "Don't read this!" She would hope for the moment when you drop your opinions about what she is saying and pay attention to your own mind. The book is tough, practical and likeable to read. It's also encouraging - if a single parent housewife in America can attain zen, so can anyone else.
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