Overview
Many people are taking positive steps to address the needs of the global community, but the magnitude of the task can be overwhelming. ""Healing Breath"" helps readers become socially active without being depressed or angry. It shows how the healing of one's own life can become the basis of the Earth's healing, and sheds light on Zen as a spiritual path that leads to healing in three dimensions: personal, social and ecological. In the process of describing the Zen way of life, the author considers various Christian expressions, symbols and practices, to show how they, too, point to the transformative and healing perspectives and experiences provided by Zen. Written equally for Christians, Buddhists and anyone who just wants to make a difference in the world, ""Healing Breath"" offers an integrated spiritual path with socially active, ecological engagement as the ground.
Full Product Details
Author: Ruben L. F. Habito
Publisher: Wisdom Publications,U.S.
Imprint: Wisdom Publications,U.S.
Edition: New edition
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.20cm
, Length: 22.80cm
Weight: 0.263kg
ISBN: 9780861715084
ISBN 10: 086171508
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 01 October 2006
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Ruben Habito is one of the most interesting and compelling spiritual guides for our times. He brings wisdom and humility in equal parts to the project of awakening. His time in the meditation hall has been matched by his commitment to social activism. He brings good humor, genuine attention, and a certain grace to his teachings. There may be no better Zen teacher in the West today. --James Ishmael Ford, author of Zen Master Who? and If You're Lucky, Your Heart Will Break
<i>Healing Breath</i> is a Christian Zen celebration of the healing power immediately available to us all! --John P. Keenan, author of The Meaning of Christ and co-author of Beside Still Waters: Jews, Christians, and the Way of the Buddha
This is not merely another book about healing; it is a healing book. --Brother David Steindl-Rast, OSB I am grateful to Ruben Habito for sharing his cogent insight into the perennial, healing inspiratiopn that rises now as Buddhist, now as Christian. --Robert Aitken, author of Taking the Path of Zen Ruben Habito is one of the most interesting and compelling spiritual guides for our times. He brings wisdom and humility in equal parts to the project of awakening. His time in the meditation hall has been matched by his commitment to social activism. He brings good humor, genuine attention, and a certain grace to his teachings. There may be no better Zen teacher in the West today. --James Ishmael Ford, author of Zen Master Who? and If You're Lucky, Your Heart Will Break Healing Breath is a Christian Zen celebration of the healing power immediately available to us all! --John P. Keenan, author of The Meaning of Christ and co-author of Beside Still Waters: Jews, Christians, and the Way of the Buddha Healing Breath presents profound truths simply. It is the balm needed for our existential and cosmic woundedness. --Pascaline Coff, OSB, Osage Monastery
Author Information
Ruben L. F. Habito served as a Jesuit priest in Japan under the guidance of the great spiritual pioneer Father Hugo Enomiya-Lassalle and studied Zen with renowned teacher Koun Yamada. He lives in Dallas.
