Charlotte Joko Beck (1917–2011)

A Zen guide to the problems of daily living, love, relationships, work, fear and suffering. Combining earthly wisdom with spiritual enlightenment, it describes how to live each moment to the full and shows the relevance of Zen to every aspect of life.

This is an outstanding book! It explains the practice of Zen in an easily understood way. This book is remaining in my library, but not put away on the shelf but kept close at hand, to guide me in learning to do zazen.

A very helpful book and one to come back to again and again.
There was some really insightful stuff in here but also a lot that is still a bit far off for me.
I think I'll go and read her other book, everyday Zen, and come back to this one when I've got a bit further along.

This book came to me during a very difficult time in my life and was like a life raft. It changed my attitudes and thereby my life. Charlotte Joko Beck is not the warm and fuzzy teacher that Pema Chodron can be, but the cool water in your face teachings were just what I needed.

Charlotte Joko Beck offers a warm, engaging, uniquely American approach to using Zen to deal with the problems of daily living--love, relationships, work, fear, ambition, and suffering. Everyday Zen shows us how to live each moment to the fullest.