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Untrain Your Parrot: And Other No-nonsense Instructions on the Path of Zen

Untrain Your Parrot: And Other No-nonsense Instructions on the Path of Zen Paperback - 2007 - 1st Edition

by Hamilton, Elizabeth

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This book offers exercises, instructions, jokes, stories, pithy quotes, and--most of all--encouragement to anyone interested in exploring Zen. Drawing on three decades of experience as a Zen practitioner and teacher, Hamilton explains how to meditate and how to maintain an ongoing practice.

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Shambhala, 2007. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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  • Title Untrain Your Parrot: And Other No-nonsense Instructions on the Path of Zen
  • Author Hamilton, Elizabeth
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 224
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Shambhala, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  • Date 2007
  • Features Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # G1590303636I3N00
  • ISBN 9781590303634 / 1590303636
  • Weight 0.57 lbs (0.26 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.51 x 6.9 x 0.6 in (19.08 x 17.53 x 1.52 cm)
  • Themes
    • Religious Orientation: Buddhist
  • Library of Congress subjects Zen Buddhism - Doctrines, Spiritual life - Zen Buddhism
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2006103234
  • Dewey Decimal Code 294.342

From the publisher

Elizabeth Hamilton teaches and lives at the Zen Center of San Diego with her husband and practice partner, Ezra Bayda. She leads retreats and Zen programs throughout the United States and Hawaii, Australia, and Canada, including leading a retreat with Pema Chödrön and Ezra Bayda at Gampo Abbey in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. She has published numerous articles and dharma teachings under the pen name M. T. Head.

Media reviews

"Serious Zen taught in a friendly and accessible manner with special exercises, jokes, and more; from a San Diego-based teacher of Zen with 30 years' experience."—Library Journal

"A superb teacher who has peppered meditations with stories, colorful anecdotes, exercises, and imaginative phrases. . . . Hamilton helps us examine in fresh ways the warps of the conditioned mind, and provides many practices that you will want to try as you attempt to live a life of wholeheartedness."—Spirituality & Health

"Delightful humor and deep wisdom in the key of Zen. Elizabeth Hamilton has been there, done that, and tells the truth, so her teaching is gentle, grounded, and emotionally intelligent. She makes meditation practice real and accessible, rather than a romantic idealization."—Jon Kabat-Zinn, author of Wherever You Go, There You Are

"The title tips us off that we're in for a witty read, rich with metaphor. But Untrain Your Parrot turns out to also be a brilliant reconceptualization of Zen practice as a comprehensive, do-able program for psycho-spiritual growth. The clarity of Hamilton's pedagogy makes this an uncommonly serviceable workbook for the inner (and outer!) life."—Zoketsu Norman Fischer, author of Taking Our Places

"Elizabeth Hamilton is an intrepid spiritual practitioner, meeting sorrows and hardships with a spirit that continues to open to love. With humor and unrelenting use of skillful means, Elizabeth provides sound guidance in everyday language for everyday folks who dare to live awake."—Roshi Wendy Egyoku Nakao, abbot of the Zen Center of Los Angeles

Citations

  • Library Journal, 07/01/2007, Page 70
  • Publishers Weekly, 05/28/2007, Page 52

About the author

Elizabeth Hamilton teaches and lives at the Zen Center of San Diego with her husband and practice partner, Ezra Bayda. She leads retreats and Zen programs throughout the United States and Hawaii, Australia, and Canada, including leading a retreat with Pema Chdrn and Ezra Bayda at Gampo Abbey in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. She has published numerous articles and dharma teachings under the pen name M. T. Head.

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