We are meant to be in love. Being in love energizes our daily existence, fills us with positive feelings, heals the body and heart and makes every moment precious. In Zen and the Art of Falling in Love, psychologist, relationship expert and Zen practitioner Brenda Shoshanna offers a completely different way of looking at love by comparing the psychological understanding of relationships with the timeless principles of Zen practice. Contrary to popular opinion, real love never hurts -- it's the popularized illusions we have about it that hurt and upset us. Each chapter in this book is structured around a different principle of Zen practice, giving us many lessons we can readily absorb to show us how to reclaim love, happiness and our true selves. You'll learn new means of dealing with the usual trouble spots in relationships, including miscommunication, insecurity and jealousy. As you look at these and other issues through the lens of Zen practice, you'll receive life-changing revelations that will lead to a new understanding of relationships and love. Zen and the Art of Falling in Love will set you on a path to inner awareness and ultimate happiness. As you take this journey, you'll meet different individuals who are struggling to make love work in their own lives and you will develop a brand-new understanding of what it really means to love. It is a wondrous adventure that will show you how to open your life to love, fall in love...and stay in love.

Autorentext

Brenda Shoshanna, Ph.D.

Inhalt

Chapter 1 Taking Off Your Shoes (Becoming Available)*Chapter 2 Sitting on the Cushion (Meeting Yourself)Chapter 3 Doing Nothing (Releasing Control)Chapter 4 Kinhin: Walking Meditation (Taking New Steps)Chapter 5 Cleaning House (Emptying Yourself)Chapter 6 Being the Doorman (Being There for Others)Chapter 7 Cooking (Nourishing Others and Oneself)Chapter 8 Receiving the Stick (Dealing with Blows)Chapter 9 Sesshin: Intensive Training Period (Developing Endurance)Chapter 10 Struggling with Your Koan (Working on Problems)Chapter 11 Dokusan: Meeting with the Master (Moments of Dramatic Choice)Chapter 12 One Breath (No Separation)Chapter 13 Finding the Ox (Meeting the Beloved)*