Being Black: Zen and the Art of Living with Fearlessness and Grace (Compass)
by Angel Kyodo Williams
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A down-to-earth spiritual handbook for all black people searching for true self-acceptance, and lasting personal happiness. Eloquent and elegant, this is a unique, practical work that combines the universal wisdom of Buddhism with an inspirational call for self-acceptance and community empowerment. Personal stories, straightforward language, and simple guidelines invite readers from all faiths to step into the freedom of a life lived with grace, fearlessness and fluidity.Tags
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I read this when I am struggling with my pratice. I also want to note this is one of the rare books written by someone who went from practioner to teacher.
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With subtle persuasion and highly readable prose, Williams advocates that a "warrior spirit" of truth and responsibility is a good fit for people who "want to know how to be here in this life and be okay just as we are." She has reached well beyond her stated audience, for to whom does this not apply?
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Angel Kyodo Williams is an ordained Zen priest & the founder of the Urban Peace Project (an initiative associated with the international Peacemaker community) & the publisher of eDharma.com, a popular Buddhist on-line directory. A founding board member of Third Wave, she also cofounded, with Rebecca Walker, the first black-owned Internet cafe - show more for which she has been widely covered in such publications as "The New York Times" & "Emerge." (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Angel Kyodo Williams
- Epigraph
- Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. D... (show all)o not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it.
--Buddha, The Enlightened One - Dedication
- For my Grandfather
Clarence H. Williams,
my teacher
Sensei Pat Enkyo O'Hara,
and for my muse.
And to all those who have made
Being Awake a matter of
Life and Death
Your unfathomable excellence... (show all)
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everywhere - First words
- Wouldn't it be nice if someone offered you a map to navigate and negotiate your life by?
- Blurbers
- Walker, Alice; Kornfield, Jack; Queen, Christopher; Shange, Ntozake
- Canonical DDC/MDS
- 294.3/444
- Canonical LCC
- BQ9288 .W54 2000
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
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