The Zen Commandments
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"These aren't more carved-in-stone commandments, but practical suggestions for unfolding your experience of inner freedom. That way, effective, compassionate behavior can arise naturally from your growing sense of peace, happiness, and balance."
In The Zen Commandments, Dean Sluyter integrates East and West, ancient and modern, finding potent spiritual teachings in Zen stories, the Bible, and Tibetan meditative techniques — as well as American movies and pop songs. With the warmth, humor, clarity, and common sense that have made his workshops popular throughout the United States, he steers clear of dogma and emphasizes what works: a sort of spiritual street smarts.
What You'll Learn
- How to embrace stillness and non-action as a path to inner freedom
- Learning from imperfect teachers — and from life itself
- How to live fully in the present moment
- How to simplify life from within rather than through external change
- Releasing rigid expectations and transcending limiting perspectives
- How to live with balance, joy, and humor rather than striving and struggling
About Dean Sluyter
Dean Sluyter is a meditation teacher, author, and spiritual guide who has led workshops and retreats across the United States since 1970. His books include Natural Meditation and The Zen Commandments. He is known for making profound Eastern wisdom accessible and practical for Western audiences through humor, down-to-earth language, and an integrative approach to spirituality.
Program Details
Running time: 5 hours 55 minutes (6 CDs). Part of the Nightingale-Conant Spiritual Growth series. Published by Nightingale-Conant (2014).
What You'll Learn
What You'll Learn
Learning from imperfect teachers — and from life itself
How to live fully in the present moment
How to simplify life from within rather than through external change
Releasing rigid expectations and transcending limiting perspectives
How to live with balance, joy, and humor rather than striving and struggling
About the Author
About the Author
Program Details
Program Details
How to Listen
How to Listen
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