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The World Could Be Otherwise: Imagination and the Bodhisattva Path
Written by Norman Fischer
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This imaginative approach to spiritual practice through the Buddhist teaching of the six paramitas or “perfections†can lead to kindness, wisdom, and an awakened life.
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Norman Fischer
Norman Fischer is a Zen priest, poet, translator, and director of the Everyday Zen Foundation. His numerous books include What Is Zen? Plain Talk for a Beginner’s Mind, Training in Compassion: Zen Teachings on the Practice of Lojong, and Opening to You: Zen-Inspired Translations of the Psalms. He currently resides in Muir Beach, California.
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