Hello At Last: Embracing the Koan of Friendship & Meditation

by Sara Jenkins

Overview

The Buddha actively promoted spiritual friendship, calling it “the whole of the spiritual life,” yet much of Buddhist practice is spent meditating in solitude and silence. Hello at Last charts one woman’s exploration of this apparent contradiction. The author shares practices representing a variety of traditions, all aiming to soften the walls of self and dispel the illusion of separateness.

Sara Jenkins is a writer and editor and a student of the Zen teacher Cheri Huber.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781899579792
Publisher:	Windhorse Publications
Publication date:	11/01/2007
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Sara Jenkins is a writer and editor. A student of the Zen teacher, Cheri Huber, she has described herself as a spiritually challenged Buddhist.

Table of Contents

Preface: Getting To Know Us     1
The Silent Sangha     6
Here, now: other people     17
The Third Jewel     18
Here, now: connection     34
On the Way to No-Self     35
Here, now: a good idea     44
Faith and Freedom     47
Here, now: suffering, its cause, and its cessation     70
I Walk the Line - Which Is Where, Exactly?     73
Here, now: looking at you, seeing me     97
In the Forest, in the Rain     99
Here, now: rejoicing in our merit     112
When the Student is Ready, the Sangha Appears     115
Notes and References     123