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    Buddha's Golden Light: Six Classic Buddhist Teachings in Modern Verse

    By Tai Sheridan, Ph.D.

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    Buddha's Golden Light is a modern re-visioning of classic Buddhist and Zen texts by best selling author and Zen priest Tai Sheridan. Esoteric essays, wisdom teachings, and non-dual philosophy are transformed into accessible, inspiring, and beautiful verse. The six books in this collection illuminate the big body, big mind, and big heart of Buddhism. Included are three seminal works of Dogen, the Zen Wheel of Life teachings on the six realms and the nature of consciousness, four essential Sutras, and Keizan's extraordinary enlightenment teachings.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTai Sheridan, Ph.D.
    Release dateMay 16, 2011
    ISBN9781458141743
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    Buddha's Golden Light: Six Classic Buddhist Teachings in Modern Verse
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    Tai Sheridan, Ph.D.

    Zen Contemplative and fiction writer Tai Sheridan's books transform Zen Meditation and Buddhist Philosophy into practical wisdom. His poetic style and street language encourage spiritual inquiry and awakening. Tai's teachings shed light on the Buddha you are.Tai Sheridan was born in 1948 and raised in Southern California. He attended U.C. Berkeley in the sixties, earning a degree in Anthropology and a life based on counter-culture values. A doctorate in Professional Psychology led to careers as a therapist and organizational consultant. He also raised four children in the San Fransisco Bay area.Tai practiced Zen for fifty years with the Berkeley, San Francisco, and Dharma Eye Zen Centers. After his ordination, he pursued the path of a teacher-writer. He authored The Buddha in Blue Jeans series based on his Zen experience, and he also transformed Buddhist classics into contemplative poetry.Tai's home studio in Port Townsend looks out at Whidbey Island and the Cascades. He enjoys walking beaches, writing fiction, and sitting quietly at dawn.

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