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Mindfulness in the Garden

Zen Tools for Digging in the Dirt

Zachiah Murray Thich Nhat Hanh Jason DeAntonis

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Parallax Press
01 May 2016
Zen Tools for Digging in the Dirt

Mindfulness in the Garden offers simple mindfulness verses (gathas) composed to connect the mind and body and to bring the reader/gardener's awareness to the details of the present moment as they work in the garden. These gathas are signposts leading to nature, to the present, and ultimately to one's self through the love and understanding they evoke. The gathas offered with each gardening activity serves to water the seeds of mindfulness within us, and softening and preparing the ground for our ability to be present.

Mindfulness in the Garden values weeds as important messengers seeking to bring into close communion our spiritual nature with that of the environment. It likens spiritual practice to cultivating a garden and inspires each person to accept themselves and start where they are, weeds and all. Through the practice of mindful gardening, we invite not only the thriving of the natural world but also the flowering and beauty of the pure land of our true self to emerge.

Features black and white botanical illustrations throughout. Introduction by Thich Nhat Hanh, author of Present Moment Wonderful Moment Foreword by Wendy Johnson,author of Gardening at the Dragon's Gate
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Illustrated by:   Jason DeAntonis
Foreword by:  
Imprint:   Parallax Press
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 173mm,  Width: 118mm,  Spine: 13mm
Weight:   203g
ISBN:   9781937006150
ISBN 10:   1937006158
Pages:   160
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Zachiah Laurann Murray is a Registered Landscape Architect who, as a steward to the land and all its inhabitants, encourages us to remember we are made of Earth elements and advocates for the preservation and restoration of the natural environment to ensure future generations a quality of life enriched through their ability to connect with the Earth itself. Zachiah has earned a Master of Divinity, is an Ordained Minister in the Kriya Yoga tradition and a Dharma Teacher in the lineage of Thich Nhat Hanh, and a Shodan in Aikido. They lead meditation in many forms and teach children's Akido classes. They live in Santa Cruz, California. Jason DeAntonis is a professional artist, designer, and builder with three decades of experience in various mediums.

Reviews for Mindfulness in the Garden: Zen Tools for Digging in the Dirt

"Gardening mindfully being present with our shovels, our tomatoes, and our gathas we sow the seeds of our authentic self into the soil of our daily life. Silently reciting our gathas, we invite the mind to drop into the heart, and the tangle of our minds are loosened. from the book"" ""Gardening mindfully -- being present with our shovels, our tomatoes, and our gathas -- we sow the seeds of our authentic self into the soil of our daily life. Silently reciting our gathas, we invite the mind to drop into the heart, and the tangle of our minds are loosened."" -- from the book Zachiah Murray's deep rooted practice of Mindfulness in the Garden offers grounded encouragement and inspiration for our times. Wendy Johnson, Author - Gardening at the Dragon s Gate Grounded in the present moment, Zachiah Murray pays close attention to flowers and insects. Using the microscope of mindfulness, the garden becomes fresh and alive.Open the portal of this lovely book into a gentle garden of words that supports our mindfulness as we stroll among the flowers and trees around us. Cheryl Wilfong, Author - The Meditative Gardener "" Grounded in the present moment, Zachiah Murray pays close attention to flowers and insects. Using the microscope of mindfulness, the garden becomes fresh and alive.Open the portal of this lovely book into a gentle garden of words that supports our mindfulness as we stroll among the flowers and trees around us. Cheryl Wilfong, Author - The Meditative Gardener"


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