No Zen: Spiritually Incorrect Wisdom - Softcover

Tien, Stephen Slade

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1439239614 ISBN 13: 9781439239612

Publisher: BookSurge Publishing, 2009

Synopsis

In today's uncertain times, millions across the globe are in search of spiritual relief from the wars and economic strife plaguing society. For those seekers, NO Zen, a collection of one hundred original quotations, may offer a glimmer of hope-by way of a hearty guffaw. By compiling this refreshingly irreverent assortment of "spiritually incorrect wisdom," Zen Psychoanalyst Stephen Slade Tien extends a challenge to his readers to laugh at themselves as well as their religious beliefs, rituals, and sayings in order to be truly enlightened. In doing so, readers just may find themselves on a higher path to enlightenment after all, a path that will provide them with a light-hearted glimpse into their own souls. Unlike other books on Zen, Eastern philosophy, and personal growth, NO Zen is 100% original, not merely a rehashing or new translation of time-worn and now-cliché spiritual wisdom. Rather, this little book is a slyly tongue-in-cheek guide to modern enlightenment.

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About the Author

Stephen Slade Tien was born in Philadelphia, the son of an English mother and a Chinese father. Raised by an Anglican and a Confucian who kept an atheist household, he attended Westtown School, a coed Quaker boarding school in Pennsylvania. He is a graduate of Harvard and New York Universities, holds a Ph.D. in clinical psychology, and is a practicing Zen Psychoanalyst. His previous writings include Technological Nirvana and SUNUS, which was critically acclaimed for its "genuinely new language." He lives with his wife and two children in Ithaca, New York.

Edition details

• Publisher: BookSurge Publishing
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1439239614
• ISBN 13: 9781439239612
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 111