Zen and the Spiritual Exercises

by Ruben L.F. Habito

Overview

The practices of the East meet those of the West in this intriguing book on the relationship between Zen meditation and the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola. Ruben Habito, a Zen Master as well as an expert in Ignatian spirituality, brings these two hallowed paths to enlightenment together in this intriguing book designed not only for believers in either tradition, but for seekers and beginners as well.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781626980464
Publisher:	Orbis Books
Publication date:	10/01/2013
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.70(d)

Table of Contents

Preface ix

Introduction: Two Paths of Awakening and Transformation xvii

I Preparing the Way

1 Translating Ignatius, Presenting Zen 3

2 Preliminary Guidelines for Entering the Path 24

3 Who Am I? Why Am I Here? The Principle and Foundation of the Spiritual Path 33

II Purification

4 The Human Condition: In Need of Healing 53

5 Toward Recovery: Turning My Life Around 68

III Illumination

6 Let Me Know the Way: Contemplating Jesus 83

7 The Quality of Freedom: Grounding Our Choices 109

8 Discerning My Way: What Should I Do 123

9 Putting on the Mind of Jesus: Overturning Conventional Wisdom 135

IV Union

10 Dying, You Destroy Our Death 173

11 Arise, Be Awake! Back to Galilee 190

12 Basking in Divine Love: The Eyes and Hands of Kuan-yin 200

Conclusion: Awakened and Transformed in On Being a Contemplative in Action 213

Acknowledgments 219

Index 229