Full name: The Light Inside the Dark: Zen, Soul, and the Spiritual Life

Author: John Tarrant Year: 1998 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Religion, Non Fiction, Psychology Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9780060931117 0060931116

In this landmark guide to the spiritual journey, respected Zen teacher and psychotherapist John Tarrant brings together ancient Eastern traditions and the Western passion for the soul. Using real-life stories, Zen tales, and Greek myths, The Light Inside the Dark shows how our darkest experiences can be the gates to wisdom and joy. Tarrant leads us through the inevitable descents of our journey--from the everyday world of work and family into the treasure cave of the interior life--from which we return with greater love of life's vivid, common gifts. Written with empathy and a poet's skill, The Light Inside the Dark is the freshest and most challenging work on the soul to he published in years. Similar books: Everyday Zen by Charlotte Joko Beck Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind by Shunryu Suzuki Being Zen by Ezra Bayda Nothing Special by Charlotte Joko Beck The Three Pillars of Zen by Philip Kapleau Not Always So by Shunryu Suzuki Buddha in Blue Jeans by Tai Sheridan The Way of Zen by Alan Watts Zen and the Birds of Appetite by Thomas Merton Stumbling Toward Enlightenment by Geri Larkin Zen Training by Katsuki Sekida Zen Keys by Thich Nhat Hanh On Zen Practice by Hakuyu Taizan Maezumi Zen without Zen Masters by Camden Benares Zen Essence by Thomas Cleary Spiritual Bypassing by Robert Augustus Masters The Hero With a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell True Refuge by Tara Brach The Book by Alan Watts The Wise Heart by Jack Kornfield