Buddha in Blue Jeans
By Tai Sheridan
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Buddha in Blue Jeans guides you to sit quietly. It teaches you to be your authentic self, the same as being a Buddha. Sitting quietly teaches acceptance, how to meet pain, age gracefully, and dying without regret. The book encourages sitting quietly every day.
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Tai practiced Zen for fifty years with Berkeley and San Francisco Zen Centers. After ordination, he took the path of teacher-writer. His books transform Zen and Buddhist teachings into accessible contemplations.
Tai Sheridan
Zen Contemplative and fiction writer Tai Sheridan's books transform Zen Meditation and Buddhist Philosophy into practical wisdom. His poetic style and street language encourage spiritual inquiry and awakening. Tai's teachings shed light on the Buddha you are.Tai Sheridan was born in 1948 and raised in Southern California. He attended U.C. Berkeley in the sixties, earning a degree in Anthropology and a life based on counter-culture values. A doctorate in Professional Psychology led to careers as a therapist and organizational consultant. He also raised four children in the San Fransisco Bay area.Tai practiced Zen for fifty years with the Berkeley, San Francisco, and Dharma Eye Zen Centers. After his ordination, he pursued the path of a teacher-writer. He authored The Buddha in Blue Jeans series based on his Zen experience, and he also transformed Buddhist classics into contemplative poetry.Tai's home studio in Port Townsend looks out at Whidbey Island and the Cascades. He enjoys walking beaches, writing fiction, and sitting quietly at dawn.
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Buddha in Blue Jeans - Tai Sheridan
Buddha in Blue Jeans
Buddha in Blue Jeans
An Extremely Short Simple
Zen Guide to Sitting Quietly
and Being Buddha
Tai Sheridan
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A single page gives such a gift that I take in my breath and am drawn