{"product_id":"zen-on-the-trail-hiking-as-pilgrimage-paperback","title":"Zen on the Trail: Hiking as Pilgrimage - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristopher Ives\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover how hiking can be a kind of spiritual pilgrimage\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ecalming our minds\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eenhancing our sense of wonder\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eand deepening our connection to nature\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEvoking the writings of Gary Snyder, Bill Bryson, and Cheryl Strayed, \u003ci\u003eZen on the Trail\u003c\/i\u003e explores the broad question of how to be outside in a meditative way. By directing our attention to how we hike as opposed to where we're headed, Ives invites us to shift from ego-driven \u003ci\u003edoing\u003c\/i\u003e to spirit-filled \u003ci\u003ebeing\u003c\/i\u003e, and to explore the vast interconnection of ourselves and the natural world. Through this approach, we can wake up in the woods on nature's own terms. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In erudite and elegant prose, Ives takes us on a journey we will not soon forget. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This book features a new prose poem by Gary Snyder.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristopher Ives is a professor of religious studies at Stonehill College. In his teaching and writing he focuses on ethics in Zen Buddhism and Buddhist approaches to nature and environmental issues. His publications include \u003ci\u003eZen on the Trail: Hiking as Pilgrimage\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eImperial-Way Zen: Ichikawa Hakugen's Critique and Lingering Questions for Buddhist Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eZen Awakening and Society\u003c\/i\u003e; a translation (with Masao Abe) of Nishida Kitaro's \u003ci\u003eAn Inquiry into the Good\u003c\/i\u003e; a translation (with Gishin Tokiwa) of Shin'ichi Hisamatsu's \u003ci\u003eCritical Sermons of the Zen Tradition\u003c\/i\u003e. He is on the editorial board of the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Buddhist Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 11, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770652852512,"sku":"9781614294443","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4a1e6257afeb9f6a05c8dd6b1db7dcc4.webp?v=1780376450","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/zen-on-the-trail-hiking-as-pilgrimage-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}