{"product_id":"path-of-aliveness-book-christian-dillo-9781611809978","title":"The Path of Aliveness","description":"\u003cb\u003eLearn to face, participate in, and ultimately love all aspects of your experience with this fresh and accessible guide to Zen practice.​\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe practice of Zen Buddhism can transform your life in the direction of less suffering and greater vitality in this very moment. \u003ci\u003eThe Path of Aliveness\u003c\/i\u003e presents a fresh Buddhist path of rigorous exploration of experience at the sensory, emotional, and cognitive levels. Christian Dillo offers four tenets as guideposts for this exploration. It is possible, he writes, to: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e Cultivate a path of transformation. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e Liberate ourselves from unnecessary suffering. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e Live in accord with how things actually exist. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e Work for the benefit of all beings. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDillo revisits classic Buddhist teachings such as the Four Noble Truths and the foundations of mindfulness meditation, reconstructing them as forms of embodiment training that are essential for transformation. This contemporary reconstruction of the teachings is always in the service of helping the reader make experiential distinctions in their own body-mind. This secular approach respectfully plumbs Buddhist tradition while opening itself to dialogue with science, psychotherapy, and other aspects of modern life. From this vantage, Buddhist practices appear as intentional cultivations moving us toward freedom, wisdom, and compassion. Dillo demonstrates how the space opened up by such practices can lead to skillful responsiveness, whether toward the problems in one's life or broader issues like the ecological crisis.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":49742887354641,"sku":"NGR9781611809978","price":19.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50330336035089,"sku":"GOR013929229","price":14.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50663709180177,"sku":"CIN1611809975G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51697315709201,"sku":"CIN1611809975VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52995884908817,"sku":"GOR012848587","price":19.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":53007637217553,"sku":"NIN9781611809978","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1611809975.jpg?v=1751310429","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/path-of-aliveness-book-christian-dillo-9781611809978","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}