{"product_id":"dont-be-a-jerk-and-other-practical-advice-from-dogen-japans-greatest-zen-master-9781608683888","title":"Don't Be a Jerk: And Other Practical Advice from Dogen, Japan's Greatest Zen Master","description":"\u003cb\u003eA Radical but Reverent Paraphrasing of Dogen's Treasury of the True Dharma Eye\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Even if the whole universe is nothing but a bunch of jerks doing all kinds of jerk-type things, there is still liberation in simply not being a jerk.\" -- \u003cb\u003eEihei Dogen\u003c\/b\u003e (1200-1253 CE) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Shobogenzo (\u003ci\u003eThe Treasury of the True Dharma Eye\u003c\/i\u003e) is a revered eight-hundred-year-old Zen Buddhism classic written by the Japanese monk Eihei Dogen. Despite the timeless wisdom of his teachings, many consider the book difficult to understand and daunting to read. In \u003ci\u003eDon't Be a Jerk\u003c\/i\u003e, Zen priest and bestselling author Brad Warner, through accessible paraphrasing and incisive commentary, applies Dogen's teachings to modern times. While entertaining and sometimes irreverent, Warner is also an astute scholar who sees in Dogen very modern psychological concepts, as well as insights on such topics as feminism and reincarnation. Warner even shows that Dogen offered a \"Middle Way\" in the currently raging debate between science and religion. For curious readers worried that Dogen's teachings are too philosophically opaque, \u003ci\u003eDon't Be a Jerk\u003c\/i\u003e is hilarious, understandable, and wise.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSoto Zen priest Brad Warner, the author of books including \u003ci\u003eHardcore Zen\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSit Down \u0026amp; Shut Up\u003c\/i\u003e, is a filmmaker, Japanese monster movie marketer, punk bassist, and popular blogger. Warner is the founder of Dogen Sangha Los Angeles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"New World Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50656575848722,"sku":"9781608683888","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a42e3a79-3ea2-4535-86f5-2a440b323494.jpg?v=1733389809","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/dont-be-a-jerk-and-other-practical-advice-from-dogen-japans-greatest-zen-master-9781608683888","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}