{"product_id":"the-zen-commandments","title":"The Zen Commandments","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Zen Commandments\u003c\/em\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat You'll Learn\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to embrace stillness and non-action as a path to inner freedom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearning from imperfect teachers — and from life itself\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to live fully in the present moment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to simplify life from within rather than through external change\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleasing rigid expectations and transcending limiting perspectives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to live with balance, joy, and humor rather than striving and struggling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Dean Sluyter\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDean Sluyter is a meditation teacher, author, and spiritual guide who has led workshops and retreats across the United States since 1970. His books include \u003cem\u003eNatural Meditation\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Zen Commandments\u003c\/em\u003e. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eProgram Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRunning time: 5 hours 55 minutes (6 CDs). Part of the Nightingale-Conant Spiritual Growth series. Published by Nightingale-Conant (2014).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nightingale-Conant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52184419467576,"sku":"24050DP","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/2286\/4952\/files\/file_c786a050-ae64-4509-adc8-b2245e302316.jpg?v=1776100693","url":"https:\/\/www.nightingale.com\/products\/the-zen-commandments","provider":"Nightingale-Conant","version":"1.0","type":"link"}