3 Bowls – Vegetarian Recipes from an American Zen Buddhist Monastery

James Beard Foundation Award Finalist

The stories here in 3 Bowls will take you inside a traditional Zen Buddhist monastery, and the recipes will excite both your imagination and your taste buds. From simple vegetarian fare to joyful celebration dishes, there is something here for everyone. 3 Bowls is much more than a cookbook. It is a hearfelt rendering of the Zen spirit in America.

Find a Quiet Corner – Inner Peace: Anytime, Anywhere

Find a Quiet Corner and Serenity in Motion are now together in one book. Here’s what Nancy says about their republication in the new introduction:

“These two books represent the bookends of my spiritual life for the past twenty years and I am thrilled that they are now joined together in one volume. It’s as if the two halves of my brain, of my heart, and of my entire being are finally merged into one, with the marriage of these two books representing the outer manifestation of my internal search and harmony.”

From mindful breathing to meeting each moment as it comes, you’ll learn in this book how to be happy, serene, and secure in the knowledge that life is unfolding just the way it should.

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Just Listen – A Guide to Finding Your Own True Voice

If you read Just Listen and take its simple suggestions, a deep understanding of the mystery of your life will be gained. You will learn to appreciate the present moment and discover the truth that is always available to you there.

One Hand Killing – An Alex Sullivan Zen Mystery

Introducing Alex Sullivan, 45 year-old, soon to be retired NYPD homicide detective and novice Zen student into the mystery genre. And in the tradition of the best murder mysteries, it offers the reader entree into a new experience: the esoteric world of a Zen Monastery – a place that has been a haven for Alex from the hell of her job, a place that is meant to be sacrosanct, where murder, suspicion and mayhem are not supposed to happen, a place that just might harbor people running from their pasts.

Three dead monks, a severed hand, and a cat sliced in half embroils Alex in the worst kind of case – one that involves people she cares about; which forces her to suspect evil of her fellow students and to train a cold cop eye on the Enlightened Master himself.

A fast-paced murder mystery that is also a fascinating psychological portrait of the struggle between light and dark forces in the spiritual world, One Hand Killing is a new and unusual twist in the suspense genre, going well beyond Who-done-it? to a more sophisticated literary koan: What, indeed, is the sound of one hand killing?

Work From the Inside Out – 7 Steps to Loving What You Do

Everyone hopes for a rewarding and fulfilling career, but the day-to-day reality can be just the opposite. The routine of our jobs, office politics and problematic projects can often be the cause of frustration, worry and disappointment. The quest to find personal satisfaction, much less pride in our work can be daunting.

It doesn’t have to be this way. We can find meaning in our jobs – but the first thing we have to do is look within ourselves. Grounded in principles of Zen Buddhism, and full of real-life stories, Work From the Inside Out presents a simple plan to reclaim your job, and your life – and ultimately find the ability to truly love what you do.

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Zen by the Brush – A Japanese Painting and Meditation Set

For centuries, Zen monks in Japan have used the traditions of ink painting and poetry to aid them in meditation and express their insights. Zen by the Brush offers a simple, quick and fun way to relax with Zen art. The introduction will tell you how, the illustrations and Zen writings will inspire you and the special painting board and brush will give you the tools. Then – just breathe, draw and let go. Paint your way to your true self.