{"product_id":"the-little-book-of-zen-paula-arai-9781645473916","title":"The Little Book of Zen Healing: Japanese Rituals for Beauty, Harmony, and Love","description":"\u003cb\u003eNow in paperback! Accessible and adaptable Japanese Buddhist rituals to infuse your life with purpose, healing, and gratitude when you need it most.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow do we make and sustain meaning amidst the messy conditions of daily life? Personalized rituals can help us blossom like lotuses right in the mud of the present. On a pilgrimage she began after her mother's death, author Paula Arai encountered numerous Japanese Buddhists who taught her the remarkable power of ritual to heal--practices you can adapt to your own cultural and personal circumstances. Applying principles of Zen practice, she offers stories and insights that illuminate how to nourish and reap a healing bounty of connection, joy, and compassion. Examples include how to: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e Relate to a late loved one as a \"personal Buddha\" who supports you \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e Create a home altar to serve as a safe space to be vulnerable, face intense emotions, and experience a depth of warm gratitude that melts fear and anger \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e Engage in daily tasks with attentiveness, intention, and creativity such that they become opportunities for body-mind integration \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eDevelop family rituals to celebrate relationship and mark transition \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eApproach illness and grief with a purposeful sense of connection to life-and-death in its wholeness \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLike Marie Kondo's Shinto principles for decluttering, Paula Arai uses rituals influenced by Japanese Zen for personal and relational nourishment and spiritual healing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paula Arai\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1645473910\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781645473916\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Shambhala\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"Paula Arai","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46293108523263,"sku":"9781645473916","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_79311a87-2f68-48e3-904e-74be7de9162a.jpg?v=1730212150","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-little-book-of-zen-paula-arai-9781645473916","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}