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Shows how spiritual practice works in everyday life. This book breaks spiritual practice down into three basic stages: The Me-phase; Being-Awareness; and, Being-Kindness. It attempts to show that these phases enrich each other to create a practice that works no matter what the complexities of your circumstances.

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Bayda writes with exceptional clarity and simplicity about the awakened life. His style is as plain spoken as Pema Choedroen's. He deserves membership in the ranks of respected meditation teacher-authors. --Publishers Weekly This book is like a personal retreat. I'd like to read it once a year. It has the best of the Zen spirit--not indulging but experiencing every ounce of life, good and bad. You will have to read closely, because the lessons are more difficult than they appear. At the same time it is a beautifully simple reflection on what it means to be, rather than to try to be. I'm certain of its wisdom because it is not there to be grasped and celebrated. The wisdom is all in the spaces, the pauses, and the wonderment. --Thomas Moore, author of Care of the Soul and A Life at Work A clear and comprehensive guide to life transformation. Readers will find down-to-earth advice and effective practices for going beyond basic fears and conditioning to live a more awakened and openhearted life. --Dennis Genpo Merzel, Roshi, author of Big Mind, Big Heart: Finding Your Way Bayda writes with exceptional clarity and simplicity about the awakened life. His style is as plain spoken as Pema Choedroen's. He deserves membership in the ranks of respected meditation teacher-authors. - Publishers Weekly This book is like a personal retreat. I'd like to read it once a year. It has the best of the Zen spirit-not indulging but experiencing every ounce of life, good and bad. You will have to read closely, because the lessons are more difficult than they appear. At the same time it is a beautifully simple reflection on what it means to be, rather than to try to be. I'm certain of its wisdom because it is not there to be grasped and celebrated. The wisdom is all in the spaces, the pauses, and the wonderment. -Thomas Moore, author of Care of the Soul and A Life at Work A clear and comprehensive guide to life transformation. Readers will find down-to-earth advice and effective practices for going bey

Bayda writes with exceptional clarity and simplicity about the awakened life. His style is as plain spoken as Pema Chodron's. He deserves membership in the ranks of respected meditation teacher-authors. -- Publishers Weekly <br> This book is like a personal retreat. I'd like to read it once a year. It has the best of the Zen spirit--not indulging but experiencing every ounce of life, good and bad. You will have to read closely, because the lessons are more difficult than they appear. At the same time it is a beautifully simple reflection on what it means to be, rather than to try to be. I'm certain of its wisdom because it is not there to be grasped and celebrated. The wisdom is all in the spaces, the pauses, and the wonderment. --Thomas Moore, author of Care of the Soul and A Life at Work <br> A clear and comprehensive guide to life transformation. Readers will find down-to-earth advice and effective practices for going beyond basic fears and conditioning to live a more a

Bayda writes with exceptional clarity and simplicity about the awakened life. His style is as plain spoken as Pema Chodron's. He deserves membership in the ranks of respected meditation teacher-authors. --Publishers Weekly <br> This book is like a personal retreat. I'd like to read it once a year. It has the best of the Zen spirit--not indulging but experiencing every ounce of life, good and bad. You will have to read closely, because the lessons are more difficult than they appear. At the same time it is a beautifully simple reflection on what it means to be, rather than to try to be. I'm certain of its wisdom because it is not there to be grasped and celebrated. The wisdom is all in the spaces, the pauses, and the wonderment. --Thomas Moore, author of Care of the Soul and A Life at Work <br> A clear and comprehensive guide to life transformation. Readers will find down-to-earth advice and effective practices for going beyond basic fears and conditioning to live a more awakened and openhearted life. --Dennis Genpo Merzel, Roshi, author of Big Mind, Big Heart: Finding Your Way

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Ezra Bayda teaches at Zen Center San Diego. He is also the author of Being Zen, At Home in the Muddy Water, Saying Yes to Life (Even the Hard Parts), and Zen Heart. For more information, visit www.zencentersandiego.org.

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