Trust in Awakening

A Zen Teaching on Accessing the Absolute

Stephen Snyder, Mark Sando Minniberg

$31.95 $29

Paperback

Not in-store but you can order this
How long will it take?

Availability Information

We source books from suppliers in Australia and overseas. For books we don't currently have in stock, the time it takes to get them from our suppliers can vary widely - from a few days to a few months - so we check each book with each supplier to determine the expected time it will take to be supplied to us.

We then advise you accordingly. If the time taken to get any book is too long for you, you can let us know and we will cancel or adjust your order, and refund as required.

To find out the anticipated arrival time for specific items prior to ordering, please contact us by phone or email:

Phone +61 2 9264 3111, or 1800 4 BOOKS (1800 4 26657) if outside Sydney:
option 1 Abbey's Bookshop (Crime, History, Science, Kids & more) • info@abbeys.com.au
option 2 Language Book Centre (ESL & Foreign Languages) • language@abbeys.com.au
option 3 Galaxy Bookshop (Sci-fi, Fantasy, Romance, Graphic Novels) • sf@galaxybooks.com.au

QTY:

English

Buddhas Heart Press
20 September 2022

Buddhist life & practice; Buddhist sacred texts

A unique and fulfilling map to realization and Awakening offered by one of today's finest spiritual teachers.

With Trust in Awakening, Zen and Theravada Buddhist teacher Stephen Doetsu Snyder presents a fresh and powerful reworking of the 7th century Zen poem, the Xin Xin Ming. This poem has guided and inspired serious Zen practitioners on the path to Awakening for centuries. Structuring its stanzas in koan-like meditations, Snyder interprets the poem's directions to seeing the Absolute, the source, fully manifesting in each of us-to Awakening.

In addition, Snyder gives an insightful line-by-line commentary and questions us after each stanza, provoking an internal examination. He points us in the direction of the Absolute, in its many expressions, the source of all universes and realization. This distinct approach creates the space for us to dwell on each line, open ourselves to its significance, and take another step on the path of no path.

Trust in Awakening transmits the reality of the Absolute while encouraging us to keep following its map, unfolding the path to Awakening.

By: Stephen Snyder
Foreword by: Mark Sando Minniberg
Imprint: Buddhas Heart Press
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 133mm, Spine: 7mm
Weight: 141g
ISBN: 9781734781076
ISBN 10: 1734781076
Pages: 116
Publication Date: 20 September 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Stephen Doetsu Snyder began practicing daily meditation in 1976. Since then, he has studied Buddhism extensively-investigating and engaging in Zen, Tibetan, Theravada, and Western non-dual traditions. He was authorized to teach in the Theravada Buddhist tradition in 2007 and the Zen Buddhist schools of Soto and Rinzai in 2022.Stephen's resonant and warmhearted teaching style engages students around the globe through in-person and online retreats, as well as one-on-one coaching. He encourages students to turn toward their true nature and, with realization of their true nature, embody their true identity. Stephen is the author of three books, including Demystifying Awakening and Buddha's Heart. He also co-authored Practicing the Jhānas. For more information, please visit awakeningdharma.org.

Reviews for Trust in Awakening: A Zen Teaching on Accessing the Absolute

With genuine spiritual and intellectual genius, Stephen Doetsu Snyder explores a revered Buddhist text in modern, radically liberating ways. I was jolted on every page with heart-opening joy at the good news of our true nature: the original nature of all things right under our noses, endlessly renewed by its mysterious source. -Rick Hanson, PhD, New York Times best-selling author of Neurodharma and Buddha's Brain With refreshing directness and clarity, Stephen Doetsu Snyder unpacks the teachings contained in the 'Trust in Awakening' poem, showing that awakening is accessible to all of us. -Vanessa Zuisei Goddard, Zen teacher, author of Still Running A fresh and unusually open translation of the 'Xin Xin Ming, ' one of Zen's most poetic teachings of nonduality. ..Students of Buddhadharma will find this book a fresh, modern perspective on an ancient classic. -Diane Musho Hamilton, Soto Zen teacher and author of Compassionate Conversations Stephen Doetsu Snyder's long trainings in both Theravada and Zen practice mean that he is able to offer a very valuable perspective on this great Zen poem. -Henry Shukman, author of One Blade of Grass and spiritual director of Mountain Cloud Zen Center Stephen Doetsu Snyder's beautiful commentary on the ancient poem 'Faith in Mind' speaks with unusual clarity about the experience of meeting true reality. -Roshi Joan Hogetsu Hoeberichts, Abbot of Heart Circle Zen A truly unique book that speaks to the many facets of the spiritual path with potent authenticity. -Steve James, educator, founder of the Movement Koan Method, and host of the Guru Viking podcast