{"product_id":"dont-be-a-jerk-brad-warner-9781608683888","title":"Don't Be a Jerk: And Other Practical Advice from Dogen, Japan's Greatest Zen Master","description":"\u003cb\u003eA Radical but Reverent Paraphrasing of Dogen's Treasury of the True Dharma Eye\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Even if the whole universe is nothing but a bunch of jerks doing all kinds of jerk-type things, there is still liberation in simply not being a jerk.\" -- \u003cb\u003eEihei Dogen\u003c\/b\u003e (1200-1253 CE) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Shobogenzo (\u003ci\u003eThe Treasury of the True Dharma Eye\u003c\/i\u003e) is a revered eight-hundred-year-old Zen Buddhism classic written by the Japanese monk Eihei Dogen. Despite the timeless wisdom of his teachings, many consider the book difficult to understand and daunting to read. In \u003ci\u003eDon't Be a Jerk\u003c\/i\u003e, Zen priest and bestselling author Brad Warner, through accessible paraphrasing and incisive commentary, applies Dogen's teachings to modern times. While entertaining and sometimes irreverent, Warner is also an astute scholar who sees in Dogen very modern psychological concepts, as well as insights on such topics as feminism and reincarnation. Warner even shows that Dogen offered a \"Middle Way\" in the currently raging debate between science and religion. For curious readers worried that Dogen's teachings are too philosophically opaque, \u003ci\u003eDon't Be a Jerk\u003c\/i\u003e is hilarious, understandable, and wise.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brad Warner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1608683885\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781608683888\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New World Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/22\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2016 pg. 5","brand":"Brad Warner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44043367252223,"sku":"9781608683888","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bf0bf806-e9fb-427a-bdd5-f928f2f74821.jpg?v=1684966749","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dont-be-a-jerk-brad-warner-9781608683888","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}