{"product_id":"practicing-safe-zen-navigating-the-pitfalls-on-the-road-to-liberation-9781958972786","title":"Practicing Safe Zen: Navigating the Pitfalls on the Road to Liberation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn a time when abuse at the hands of religious leaders is too common, comes this guide to making the most of the Zen tradition while protecting and empowering yourself.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile the liberation that Zen offers is real, it must be engaged with carefully, explains this sensei. Her book is neither a memoir about a single case of abuse nor a bloodless academic study. Nelson reflects on the multiple dangers in Zen, from firsthand experience in Boston-where documented abuse recently took place--integrating her discussion at every step with core Zen teachings. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is a thoroughly engaging exploration based on deep knowledge of the tradition as well as contemporary research.\" --\u003cb\u003eMartine Batchelor, author, \u003ci\u003ePrinciples of Zen\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Practicing Safe Zen imparts a lesson we all will have to learn if we want to truly mature in our spiritual practice.\" --\u003cb\u003eBarry Magid, author, \u003ci\u003eEnding the Pursuit of Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNelson, Julie Seido:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulie Seido Nelson\u003c\/b\u003e is a transmitted teacher (\u003ci\u003eSensei\u003c\/i\u003e) in the Maezumi Roshi Zen lineage. Her home Zen community is the Greater Boston Zen Center, a sangha which has experienced three major upheavals due to teacher arrogance and abuses of power over the last several years. She is also a teacher at the Great Plains Zen Center in Monroe, Wisconsin. She has written for popular Buddhist audiences in \u003ci\u003eTricycle\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and on her blog. Her Zen talks have been published in the Greater Boston Zen Center podcast series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe is now a professor emeritus after a career in research and teaching. Nelson is the author of \u003ci\u003eEconomics for Humans\u003c\/i\u003e (University of Chicago Press) as well as many academic books, book chapters and articles published by Oxford University Press, Routledge, Springer, Blackwell, and others. Having begun Zen practice in 2004, she has found it to be of immense value. She is deeply saddened when people, either in addition to or instead of realizing the benefits, suffer great harm.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Monkfish Book Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51424250954002,"sku":"9781958972786","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bdf75289-c54d-4a90-832b-cbaf368cdc46.jpg?v=1751368907","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/practicing-safe-zen-navigating-the-pitfalls-on-the-road-to-liberation-9781958972786","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}