Living Buddha Zen

By Lex Nixon,

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Book description

Explores the moment when spiritual light transforms itself from one soul on to the heart of another.

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Why read it?

1 author picked Living Buddha Zen as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I’ve read the 52 stories in this book repeatedly, and each time—despite their familiarity—they seem fresh and new. They put a smile on my face and make my heart sing. This is due, in no small part, to how great a storyteller Lex Hixon is.

I love his artful weaving of deep wisdom into each tale of the intimate relationship between master and disciple and his descriptions of that blessèd moment when the disciple himself or herself becomes a master. I’ve long been fascinated by the question: What really happens during spiritual awakening, aka enlightenment? This book explores this question…

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