Zen in the Age of Anxiety, Tim Burkett
Zen in the Age of Anxiety, Tim Burkett
List: $15.00 | Sale: $10.50
Club: $7.50

Zen in the Age of Anxiety
Wisdom for Navigating Our Modern Lives

Author: Tim Burkett, Wanda Isle

Series: Shambhala

Narrator: Fred Sanders, Carol Monda

Unabridged: 5 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/05/2018

Synopsis

Zen wisdom for identifying the causes of mental and emotional anxiety epidemic in today's world and for finding the path to a peaceful heart in the midst of them--a path that leads directly though the center of the anxiety we're trying to escape.

Wrestling with fear doesn't have to be a negative experience. This book offers an approach to life that unlocks a new way of thinking and being in the world, one that leads directly through the center of the anxieties we seek to avoid.

Written in the style of an owner's manual, a guide to being human, Burkett focuses on areas of pain and anxiety as they tend to manifest for modern people: feelings of unworthiness, and issues surrounding sex, money, failure, and even death. Providing wisdom from Zen (channeled through his many experiences as a psychotherapist) and using language and metaphors from popular culture, he takes anxiety and teaches us to turn those fears into the building blocks of a fulfilling life.

About The Author

TIM BURKETT, PhD, is a psychologist, a Zen Buddhist priest, and the Guiding Teacher of Minnesota Zen Meditation Center. He was a student of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi and later of Dainin Katagiri Roshi, in whose lineage he is a dharma heir. He is also the author of Nothing Holy About It.

Reviews

Goodreads review by R. on May 21, 2020

This was a nice easy read. Well written, he has a good style of writing that is easily understood. This isn't the best book on Zen or Buddhism that I've read, but there are certainly worse ones. This is in the upper half so far in terms of readability. I'd recommend this to people doing some serious......more

Goodreads review by Janice on June 19, 2018

I have dealt with feelings of “not good enough “ and anxiety for much of my life. This book has been very helpful in showing me ways to work through these negativities. The author provides very clear suggestions and explains the how and why behind these. Well-written and useful. Recommended for sure......more

Goodreads review by Valerie on April 04, 2019

Gimmicky title, but there are some really good nuggets in here. Excellent practical advice and parables to bend your mind.......more

Goodreads review by Brian on June 04, 2018

Thank you to Netgalley for the opportunity to read this book. Zen in the Age of Anxiety puts forth a bold claim: many salient issues of contemporary western life, surrounding money, sex, failure, death, and a host of other issues. The book present an approach in which these issues are pseudo-issues;......more

Goodreads review by Tyson on September 16, 2018

Clear your mind, relax, and read this review. Zen in the Age of Anxiety is a guidebook and teaching manual that focuses on how to deal with stress, anxiety, and address the underlying mental behaviours that cause them. Burkett lays out the teachings and key points with easy to follow explanations and......more

Add to Cart
Add to Wish List