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Instructions to the Cook: Zen Master's Lessons in Living a Life That Matters Hardcover – 19 Mar. 1996

by Bernard Glassman (Author), Rick Fields (Author)

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In Instructions to the Cook Glassman draws on the teaching of Dogen, the thirteenth-century founder of the Japanese Soto Zen tradition, to relate his own experiences as twentieth-century abbot-cum-entrepreneur. This book, written with Rick Fields, describes Glassman's vision and his work. It is the fruit of his long years of Buddhist practice and also of all the ways in which he has tried to improve the quality of life for those on the bottom rungs of society. The Greyston Foundation, which Glassman established in a poverty-stricken section of Yonkers, is a network of businesses and not-for-profits, including a gourmet bakery that provides training and jobs for the unemployed, three apartment buildings with social services for formerly homeless families, and a major facility for people with HIV/AIDS, which will open in 1997.
With this book as our guide we can discern more clearly how to nourish both ourselves and others through integrating the economic, social, educational, and spiritual dimensions of every endeavor. According to Glassman, one of the most useful metaphors for life is what happens in the kitchen. Zen masters call a life that is lived fully and completely, with nothing held back, "the supreme meal." Some chefs keep their recipes and methods a secret, but others are willing to share their failures and successes so that the rest of us can learn how to cook our own "meals." Offering such precepts as "Use what you have," "Don't reject anything," and "Recognize your faults as your best ingredients," Brooklyn-born Glassman is forging a new, American brand of Buddhism, applying the principles of spirituality both in the community and in the marketplace, successfully practicing nonattachment while swimming with the sharks.

Print length

176 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Clarkson Potter
Publication date

19 Mar. 1996
Dimensions

12.7 x 2.54 x 21.59 cm
ISBN-10

0517703777
ISBN-13

978-0517703779
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tion of Jon Kabat-Zinn's Wherever You Go, There You Are, one of America's most provocative and celebrated Buddhist teachers presents a distillation of Zen wisdom that can be used equally well as a manual on business, spiritual practice, or cooking.

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tion of Jon Kabat-Zinn's Wherever You Go, There You Are, one of America's most provocative and celebrated Buddhist teachers presents a distillation of Zen wisdom that can be used equally well as a manual on business, spiritual practice, or cooking.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Clarkson Potter (19 Mar. 1996)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 176 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0517703777
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0517703779
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.7 x 2.54 x 21.59 cm

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Yukaene Rivera

you will absolutely love this book

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This actually the second copy I bought of this book. I got the initial copy of this book when I was younger. I think it was a gift to me and it was transformative! If you are involved in social care and social work and have an interest in Buddhism, you will absolutely love this book! If you have an interest in social enterprise it will also be of interest too.

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Dimitri Safonov

Great read

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Superbly written, spiritually driven book that doesn’t go deep into Zen Buddhism, but instead tells a story of a social enterprise and lays down some groundwork for a mindful living that results in more happiness, joy and service to others.

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C. Mills

Up to date Zen

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Bernie Glassman has managed to use Zen principles in everything he does. He is a business man first and foremost but manages to work with and for the local community. He describes Zen Buddhist principles and how he uses this guidance in his life and business model. I have often wondered how to use Buddhist principles in modern living........here is the answer. I enjoyed this book.

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Ms. E. Oliver

A wonderful guide to life

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 September 2014

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Wonderful book. Can't recommend it enough. It took a little while to come but it was still within the expected dates.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 August 2016

Worthy reading.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 October 2015

Well good

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 January 2014

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I am disappointed in this book. it combines what most child and adolescent psychologists know about adolescents. Alongside this are what D Siegel describes as 'Mindight tools' .These are a set of acttivities that are supposed to assist the adolscent inb some way. IF ONLY THE JOURNEY THROUGH ADOLSECENCE TO ADULTHOOSD WERE SO EASY.

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