Everyday Zen
by Charlotte Joko Beck · first published 1989
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…the dreaded "get religion" solution, but there's no magic or mystery in these approaches. Just 2500 years of close examination human life. Two specific, small things: I recommend a short, easy book, "Everyday Zen" by Charlotte Joko Beck. Try to sit still and just breathe for around 20 minutes. It's just as easy and just as hard as it sounds.
on “Ask HN: Please, help me understand what I am doing wrong.” ↗A great counterpart to this book might be Everyday Zen by Charlotte Joko Beck. The Mind Illuminated is a technical manual for meditation practice; Everyday Zen is more about how to think of the rest of your life while you’re not meditating as practice. (It’s…
on “Ask HN: What book changed your life?” ↗I just finished Everyday Zen by Charlotte "Joko" Beck, and it's very pragmatic and good, IMO, though you won't learn a lot of doctrine from it. Zen is not a good Buddhist tradition to start with unless you have a skilled personal…
on “Zen and the Art of Machine Learning Research” ↗