{"product_id":"boundless-christopher-shen-wen-johnson-9798197018076","title":"Boundless: A Path of Liberation Through Zen, Abhidharma, and the Direct Experience of Freedom","description":"There is a moment before thought. Before the world is divided into \"self\" and \"other.\" Before grasping, fear, identity, and separation arise.\u003cbr\u003eBoundless is an exploration of that moment.\u003cbr\u003eDrawing from Zen, Abhidharma, and direct contemplative practice, Rev. Christopher Shen-Wen Johnson offers a deeply human and intellectually honest investigation into the nature of consciousness, suffering, compassion, and awakening.\u003cbr\u003eBlending traditional Buddhist wisdom with modern reflection and experiential inquiry, this book examines: \u003cbr\u003ehow the illusion of self is constructed, \u003cbr\u003ewhy suffering persists, \u003cbr\u003ehow direct experience differs from conceptual thought, \u003cbr\u003eand what remains when the boundaries between \"inner\" and \"outer\" begin to dissolve.\u003cbr\u003eAt once philosophical and practical, analytical and deeply contemplative, Boundless does not ask the reader for blind belief. Instead, it offers a path of investigation-one grounded in direct observation, ethical living, and the possibility that awakening was never truly separate from us in the first place.\u003cbr\u003eFor readers of Zen, Buddhism, mindfulness, contemplative philosophy, and spiritual inquiry, Boundless is both a map and an invitation: to stop, to look, and to discover what is present before the next thought appears.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Shen-Wen Johnson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798197018076\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.42d","brand":"Christopher Shen-Wen Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50665589178623,"sku":"9798197018076","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_89afb1ef-e167-46b4-8715-c9d8a2084bef.jpg?v=1792012759","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/boundless-christopher-shen-wen-johnson-9798197018076","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}