An edition of Hand wash cold
(2010)
Hand wash cold
care instructions for an ordinary life
by Karen Maezen Miller
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Miller uses daily household chores, laundry, kitchen, yard, to demonstrate timeless Buddhist principles. The skillful weaving of personal anecdotes, a few Zen terms, and acute insights sometimes addressing the reader directly, distinguish this book from others in the genre. Miller, a Zen priest and student of the late Maezumi Roshi, argues for the faultless wisdom of following instructions when going about the mundane activities that form the substance of everyday life.
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Hand wash cold: care instructions for an ordinary life
2010, New World Library
in English
1577319044 9781577319047
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Hand wash cold: care instructions for an ordinary life
2010, MJF Books/Fine Communications, MJF
in English
1606711164 9781606711163
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Table of Contents
Care instructions
The laundry: to study the Way is to study oneself. Full basket: a life as told by laundry ; Handle with care: some shrinkage will occur ; Lights and darks: no whiter whites or brighter colors ; Toughest stains: getting out the traces of self ; Final rinse: wringing out what's left behind ; Spin cycle: changing the ending ; Hand wash cold: waking up to what it takes
The kitchen: to study oneself is to forget oneself. Full sink: who made this mess? ; Broken glass: cracking the illusion of security ; Sanitize option: what children do not require ; Scrape or rinse: marriage on a plate ; Stacking up: and nothing to show for it ; The good dishes: the life we're saving for ; Ordinary life: love the world you wake up to
The yard: to forget oneself is to be enlightened by the ten thousand things. Full house: no inside, no outside ; The sun: attention is love ; At hand: all the time in the world ; What dogs do: when an object no longer offends ; The hardest gone: the altar of impermanence ; A better place: taking the bus back home ; Making peace: knowing when to quit
Airing dirty laundry.
Edition Notes
Originally published: Novato, Calif. : New World Library, 2010.
Includes index.
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