Sanctuary by Zenju Earthlyn Manuel
A singular work of poetic prose exploring otherness and belonging--and what it means to be truly at home. Sanctuary: A Meditation on Home, Homelessness, and Belonging examines the interface between inner and outer sanctuary, and the ways they affect one another. Sanctuary is the home we can return to when our lives are under threat, where we can face what's difficult to love, and have a place where we can truly say, I am home--and spiritual teachers often emphasize sanctuary's inner dimensions, that our true home is within. Homelessness, in turn, can be viewed as a forced experience or one in which there is a spiritual void in being or feeling home. Drawing from her life as a Zen Buddhist priest whose ancestors labored as slaves in Louisiana, Zenju Earthlyn Manuel explores the tension between oppression--based on race, religion, ability, class, orientation, gender, and other ghosts of slavery--and finding home within our own hearts. Through intimate personal stories and deep reflection, Manuel helps us see the moment when the unacknowledged surfaces as the time we have been practicing for, the epiphany when we can investigate the true source what has been troubling us. This insightful book about home and homelessness, sanctuary and refuge offers inspiration, encouragement, and a clear-eyed view of cultivating a spiritual path in challenging times.
ZENJU EARTHLYN MANUEL is an author, poet, and ordained Zen Buddhist priest. She is the author of Deepest Peace, Sanctuary, The Way of Tenderness, Tell Me Something About Buddhism, and Black Angel Cards: 36 Oracles and Messages for Divining Your Life. She compiled and edited Seeds for a Boundless Life: Zen Teachings from the Heart by Zenkei Blanche Hartmann and is a contributing author in Dharma, Color, Culture and The Hidden Lamp: Stories from Twenty-Five Centuries of Awakened Women. Her work has been featured in Essence magazine, Buddhadharma, Lion's Roar, On Being, CNN, CBS News, and other media outlets. She holds an M.A. from U.C.L.A. and a Ph.D. in Transformative Learning. More at zenju.org.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781614293491 |
| ISBN 10 | 161429349X |
| Title | Sanctuary |
| Author | Zenju Earthlyn Manuel |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Wisdom Publications,U.S. |
| Year published | 2018-05-03 |
| Number of pages | 111 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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