{"product_id":"enlightenment-is-an-accident-ancient-wisdom-and-simple-practices-to-make-you-accident-prone-9781645471356","title":"Enlightenment Is an Accident: Ancient Wisdom and Simple Practices to Make You Accident Prone","description":"\u003cb\u003eA warm-hearted guide to Buddhist practice for those ready to contend with the reality that enlightenment--the realization of non-self--can't be achieved by the self.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA well-known spiritual saying goes, \"Enlightenment is an accident. But we can make ourselves more accident-prone.\" As an authentic American Zen takes shape, enlightenment continues to be misunderstood as a project to be completed, a goal to be achieved, or a prize to be awarded. Tim Burkett's new book unhooks enlightenment from the hot air balloon of ego and brings it back down to earth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on stories of his first teacher, the Zen master Shunryu Suzuki (author of \u003ci\u003eZen Mind, Beginner's Mind\u003c\/i\u003e), and Burkett's decades of practice and teaching, he reveals how to live in the world with a deep joy that comes from embracing the work and play of this very moment. With the wisdom and humor of a seasoned practitioner familiar with all manner of eccentric fixations and silly dead-ends, he offers views and practices we can use to support the paradoxical process of letting enlightenment happen on its own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTIM BURKETT began practicing Zen Buddhism in San Francisco in 1964 with renowned teacher Shunryu Suzuki. He is the former CEO of the largest nonprofit organization in Minnesota for individuals with mental illness and served as guiding teacher of Minnesota Zen Meditation Center from 2004 to 2021. He is a psychologist, a Zen Buddhist priest, and the author of \u003ci\u003eNothing Holy About It \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eZen in the Age of Anxiety\u003c\/i\u003e. He and his wife, Linda, have two grown children and two grandchildren.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Shambhala","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50724903190802,"sku":"9781645471356","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_201efe08-5e75-4aed-95d1-e1ed2a7e4041.jpg?v=1734813630","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/enlightenment-is-an-accident-ancient-wisdom-and-simple-practices-to-make-you-accident-prone-9781645471356","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}