Autumn Light
Hamilton Books (Verlag)
978-0-7618-7207-8 (ISBN)
Autumn Light: My Fifty Years in Zen is the story of one woman’s witness to the remarkable half-century when Buddhist philosophy and practice took root in the religious landscape of the West.
Author Edwina Norton has been a devoted practitioner of the Soto school of Zen for the past 50 years. In 2013, at the age of 78, she was ordained a Zen priest and immediately thereafter participated in a rigorous three-month training at Tassajara Zen Mountain Monastery in California. Told in the intimate voice of a dharma friend, Autumn Light weaves Norton’s life experiences with the Zen teachings and practice that sustained her through personal and professional challenges while raising two sons alone. Now retired to the Pacific Northwest, she practices with a small, diverse Zen community of young and older Zen students. Her late-in-life commitment as a priest has sparked a series of challenges that have tested her resolve to follow the rigorous practices of the Zen tradition. Priesthood has also rewarded her with unexpected, new insights into the meaning of her life.
Edwina Norton has practiced Soto Zen Buddhism in California, Japan, and Washington state for fifty years. As an ordained Zen priest, she supports new and continuing lay practice students at Red Cedar Zen Community in Bellingham, Washington.
Author’s Notes
Names
Bibliographic Citations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1. The Journey Begins
Chapter 2. A Family Tragedy
Chapter 3. A New Life
Chapter 4. Abundant Inspiration
Chapter 5. Maturing Practice
Chapter 6. Autumn Light
Chapter 7. Tassajara
Chapter 8. Learning the Ropes
Chapter 9. Full Immersion
Chapter 10. Community as Mirror
Chapter 11. The Mirror Cracks
Chapter 12. Sangha Encounters
Chapter 13. Rope’s End
Chapter 14. Save the Body
Chapter 15. Study the Self
Chapter 16. Fifty Years in Zen
Glossary of Terms
Bibliography
About the Author
| Erscheinungsdatum | 10.05.2021 |
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| Verlagsort | Lanham, MD |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 231 mm |
| Gewicht | 249 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Buddhismus | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7618-7207-8 / 0761872078 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7618-7207-8 / 9780761872078 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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