{"product_id":"the-world-could-be-otherwise-norman-fischer-9781611805048","title":"The World Could Be Otherwise: Imagination and the Bodhisattva Path","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn imaginative approach to spiritual practice in difficult times, through the Buddhist teaching of the six \u003ci\u003eparamitas\u003c\/i\u003e or \"perfections\"--qualities that lead to kindness, wisdom, and an awakened life.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn frightening times, we wish the world could be otherwise. With a touch of imagination, it can be. Imagination helps us see what's hidden, and it shape-shifts reality's roiling twisting waves. In this inspiring reframe of a classic Buddhist teaching, Zen teacher Norman Fischer writes that the paramitas, or \"six perfections\"--generosity, ethical conduct, patience, joyful effort, meditation, and understanding--can help us reconfigure the world we live in. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRanging from our everyday concerns about relationships, ethics, and consumption to our artistic inspirations and broadest human yearnings, Fischer depicts imaginative spiritual practice as a necessary resource for our troubled times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Norman Fischer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 161180504X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781611805048\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Shambhala\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/30\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.80d","brand":"Norman Fischer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44042722935039,"sku":"9781611805048","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f3e2c504-c47f-401b-a8b4-973d9d09637f.jpg?v=1684963151","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-world-could-be-otherwise-norman-fischer-9781611805048","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}