Zen Buddhism: Your Personal Guide to Practice and Tradition (Volume 4)

by Joshua R. Paszkiewicz

Connect more meaningfully to the cultural wisdom and spiritual teachings of Buddhism. Explore Buddhist traditions and older ways of connecting with spirituality by going straight to the heart of mystical traditions.  Zen Buddhism  explores the spiritual teachings that have thrived throughout Chinese culture and many other societies. With this guidebook for both newcomers to spiritual practice and those searching for a concise reference to a long history, discover how to honor your connection to nature and reach your full potential through Zen practice . Explore the history behind Buddhist practices and teachings, and then engage with them firsthand, forming a deeper bond with yourself and the world. Illuminated by beautiful illustrations , this guide As with every title in the Mystic Traditions series, Zen Buddhism is a celebration of a unique and beautiful culture. As such, the subject matter and content has been treated with the utmost care and respect to ensure an accurate and reverent presentation that is accessible to a variety of audiences, and serves to further educate and foster support for these rich practices and traditions for years to come.

Zen Buddhism is your engaging, accessible, and hands-on introduction to the deep magic and spirituality of Buddhism. 

The Mystic Traditions series explores mystical and spiritual traditions and magical practices from around the world from a modern perspective. These guides offer concise introductions to the origins of mystical practices; explain key concepts, figures, and legends in these traditions; and give straightforward and engaging instruction on how to connect directly with these practices through rituals, spells, and more. Also available in the Mystic Traditions   Native American Spiritualism, Celtic Mysticism .

Genres: Spirituality, Nonfiction, Zen, Self Help

160 pages, Hardcover

Published April 18, 2023

Reviews

[Reading_ Tamishly · Rating 5 out of 5]

I will definitely need this book in my collection when it comes out. It has all the answers I was looking for regarding Zen. The book looks extremely beautiful inside out. Love the cover. Love the content presentation and how concise yet detailed the information provided is.
It has enough information on the origin of Zen Buddhism, its respective areas of teachings and their approaches.

A definite recommendation.

Thank you, Quarto Publishing Group- Wellfleet Press, for the advance reading copy.

[Kate Henderson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this book super interesting. I learnt a lot.
There was loads of information in here, but it never felt overwhelming.
The book is short and concise, and everything is broken into neat distinct chapters. The illustrations are beautiful too.

[Justin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Many of the books on Zen that I've read were mostly written by practitioners who were deeply experienced with the tradition. While that can serve as a needed credential, at times, the language used can be hard to fully engage with. This text by Joshua Pasziewicz, however, provides a clear introduction into Zen that anyone can pick up and begin to understand. The chapters deal with the history, key teachings, and rituals within the practice.

The book does a great job of giving the reader a broad amount of information without getting too in the weeds on any one topic. Another thing that I really enjoyed about Paszkiewicz's text is how modern it is. He does a great job reminding the reader that adaptation of old precepts and texts should be adopted to the times in which they are being engaged with. There is also a fair amount of discussion about the ways in which the philosophies have evolved due to Western influences.

This is a great text for anyone interested in learning how to cultivate a more mindful life. While there aren't too many references to other books one “should” read if interested in Zen Buddhism, I think that makes this book a great springboard to begin developing one's personal journey.

[Tove R. · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am not a fan of organized religion, but I like to read about them while trying to gain an understanding about these different aspects. One of the most interesting religions is Buddhism, and I believe that Zen Buddhism is a good way to try to understand Buddhism.

This is a very comprehensive overview of what Zen Buddhism is, its history, beliefs, everyday practice, and a good how-to-guide. For such a short book it gives the insights you need, and I especially enjoyed the way it was written to the everyday person who might be curious about Buddhism, but might for example think it is "too out there for me". Recommended!

[Sue Fernandez · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really loved this book. I'm a spiritual seeker (my husband calls it not sticking to one thing!) and this book brought buddhism to life, giving small little pieces of information in boxes on some pages, but also giving more detailed information. I was pleased to learn that this is a series, with other spiritual practices. I'll be reading all of them.
Thank you to Quarto Publishing Group and NetGalley for an e-ARC of this title in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own.

[Lauren · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was a straightforward introduction to Zen Buddhism and I believe everyone can find something in this book that they can use. I particularly loved the exercises in this book and the easy-to-understand breakdown of the different tenets of the Zen Buddhist faith. I definitely aim to take some aspects of this book and apply it to my own everyday life moving forward.

Thanks to the author and NetGalley for this ARC!

[Dee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thank you to NetGalley, the author and publisher for a copy of this eARC in exchange for an honest review.
As someone who has dipped in and out of wanting to learn more about Buddhism I found this book to be quite insightful for its size. It gave me some very basic but relevant information and left me interested enough to want to continue with my learning on the religion as well as using some of the teachings included to add to my everyday life.

[Arend · Rating 4 out of 5]

Succinct, aiming for a common core of Zen and Buddhism, opinions without being opinionated, pragmatic, this was a helpful read. The language is rather formal, perhaps academic at times, but to me that showed intent and dedication. I might have to come back to this one. Sadly no reading list was provided.

[Victor Gavrila · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty good as an introduction of the basics, it succeeded in feeding my appetite, leaving me wanting for more