In this engaging children's book, Grover frantically attempts to stop readers from turning the pages, fearing a monster at the end. However, the twist reveals that Grover himself is the monster, teaching children about facing fears with humor and courage. The book has become a timeless classic, entertaining generations with its interactive narrative and delightful illustrations.
In this book, Koshin Paley Ellison offers a contemporary interpretation of Zen Buddhist precepts, encouraging readers to slow down, help out, and wake up to their true potential. The book is filled with personal anecdotes, quotes, and reflective questions that help readers identify and overcome mental habits that may be hurting themselves and others. It focuses on developing courage, open-heartedness, and compassion in relationships and enriching one's own life through personal transformation. Each chapter ends with contemplations to integrate the teachings into daily life, making it a practical and inspiring manual for personal growth and change.
Sensei Koshin Paley Ellison is a Zen teacher and co-founder with his partner, Sensei Chodo Robert Campbell, of the New York Zen Center of Contemplative Care. He’s also an author, a Jungian psychotherapist, and a Certified Chaplaincy Educator.
In this episode, Koshin Paley and Eric discuss his newest book, Wholehearted: Slow Down, Help Out, Wake Up, and how we can live in such a way that we integrate all of the parts of ourselves into a loving, wholehearted being.
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In This Interview, Koshin Paley and I discuss Becoming Wholehearted and…
- His book, Wholehearted: Slow Down, Help Out, Wake Up
- The comment from a stranger that helped shape his path
- The problem with being a “lone wolf”
- How to work with your preferences in a skillful way
- The importance of being open to learning from whatever is happening
- Learning to see your friends and enemies as equals
- The bridge of compassion
- His practice to cultivate unconditional love
- Wholehearted as integrating oneself and one’s life
- Life as a journey of endlessly unfolding
- “Good enough” community and sangha
- Learning to be at one with our own pain because it is the place of freedom
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If you enjoyed this conversation with Koshin Paley Ellison on Becoming Wholehearted, you might also enjoy these other episodes:
Koshin Paley Ellison (Jan, 2017)
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