{"product_id":"the-world-could-be-otherwise-imagination-and-the-bodhisattva-path-paperback","title":"The World Could Be Otherwise: Imagination and the Bodhisattva Path - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNorman Fischer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn imaginative approach to spiritual practice in difficult times, through the Buddhist teaching of the six \u003ci\u003eparamitas\u003c\/i\u003e or \"perfections\"--qualities that lead to kindness, wisdom, and an awakened life.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn frightening times, we wish the world could be otherwise. With a touch of imagination, it can be. Imagination helps us see what's hidden, and it shape-shifts reality's roiling twisting waves. In this inspiring reframe of a classic Buddhist teaching, Zen teacher Norman Fischer writes that the paramitas, or \"six perfections\"--generosity, ethical conduct, patience, joyful effort, meditation, and understanding--can help us reconfigure the world we live in. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRanging from our everyday concerns about relationships, ethics, and consumption to our artistic inspirations and broadest human yearnings, Fischer depicts imaginative spiritual practice as a necessary resource for our troubled times.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNorman Fischer is a Zen priest, poet, translator, and director of the Everyday Zen Foundation. His numerous books include \u003ci\u003eWhat Is Zen? Plain Talk for a Beginner's Mind\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTraining in Compassion: Zen Teachings on the Practice of Lojong\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eOpening to You: Zen-Inspired Translations of the Psalms\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 30, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770709213472,"sku":"9781611805048","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e9892bc8f1652ad247c78429ad924bcf.webp?v=1780377409","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-world-could-be-otherwise-imagination-and-the-bodhisattva-path-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}