{"product_id":"99-lotus-jone-guo-9798864597729","title":"99 Lotus: Enlightenment from Buddha","description":"\u003ci\u003eThis is a book with 99 messages, a combination of Jin's personal meditation with the original Buddha's teachings. \u003cbr\u003eJin Zhong is a poet and artist, a healer. He got is master's degree in 1989, currently he lives in California, USA.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a restless modern world filled with anxiety, division, and spiritual exhaustion, \u003ci\u003e99 Lotus\u003c\/i\u003e offers readers something increasingly rare: calmness, clarity, and inner light.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCreated and edited by poet, artist, translator, and California state-certified therapist Jin Zhong, this unique collection gathers 99 meditative reflections inspired by Buddhist wisdom, personal experience, and decades of spiritual practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnlike many books of quotations that simply repeat ancient teachings, \u003ci\u003e99 Lotus\u003c\/i\u003e combines the timeless spirit of Buddhism with the living voice of a contemporary artist and exile poet. Some passages are inspired directly by the Buddha's teachings, while others emerge from Jin Zhong's own meditations on suffering, compassion, art, healing, nature, and the search for inner freedom. The result is a book that feels both ancient and completely modern.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJin Zhong is not only a longtime practitioner of Buddhism, but also a rare multidisciplinary creator: a poet, painter, translator, and therapist whose life has moved between China and the United States for decades. His experiences of exile, spiritual searching, artistic creation, and healing work all converge in these pages. This gives \u003ci\u003e99 Lotus\u003c\/i\u003e an authenticity and warmth often missing from commercial \"self-help\" spirituality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book's teachings are simple yet profound: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Peace comes from within.\u003cbr\u003eDo not seek it without.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"If you light a lantern for someone, \u003cbr\u003eit will also brighten your path.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout the collection, readers encounter reflections on: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emeditation and mindfulness, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ekindness and compassion, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eresilience through suffering, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003espiritual awakening, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003enature and impermanence, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eand the quiet discipline of inner growth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe title \u003ci\u003e99 Lotus\u003c\/i\u003e symbolizes spiritual awakening itself. In Buddhist tradition, the lotus flower rises unstained from mud, blooming in purity above dark waters. Likewise, these 99 teachings encourage readers to discover peace and wisdom amid the difficulties of modern life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeautifully designed and deeply accessible, \u003ci\u003e99 Lotus\u003c\/i\u003e is a book that can be opened at any page for daily inspiration, meditation, or quiet reflection. It speaks to readers of Buddhism, poetry, spirituality, healing, mindfulness, and personal transformation alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than a book of quotations, \u003ci\u003e99 Lotus\u003c\/i\u003e is a companion for the soul - a lantern carried through difficult times by a poet who has spent a lifetime searching for light.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jone Guo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798864597729\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/27\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 116\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.24d","brand":"Jone Guo","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48852159070463,"sku":"9798864597729","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/99-lotus-jone-guo-9798864597729","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}