Description: In 1995, Jim Bedard, a martial artist and Zen student, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia and given ten days to live. This is the story of how he used his spiritual strength to bring himself into full contact with a death sentence as well as with painful medical treatment, including chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant. It is also the inspiring story of how the faith of his family, Zen teacher, close friends, and the Buddhist community helped him.
Bedard's story introduces us to Zen practices that can help us cope with emotional turmoil and physical pain. His words on compassion, on karma, on gratitude, on impermanence and the inevitability of death—all from a nonsmoking, meditating, aerobically fit vegetarian who became suddenly and terminally ill—are inspiring and sometimes funny. He explores, too, the fundamental question of suffering, its cause, and how the teachings of karma can help us accept illness, ultimately using it as an opportunity to deepen our spiritual lives.
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Narrative Type: book
Type: book
Intended Audience: General/trade
Book Title: Lotus in the Fire : the Healing Power of Zen
Item Length: 8.5in
Item Height: 0.5in
Item Width: 5.5in
Author: Jim Bedard
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Zen, Buddhism / Rituals & Practice, Buddhism / Zen (See Also Philosophy / Zen)
Publisher: Shambhala Publications, Incorporated
Publication Year: 1999
Genre: Religion, Philosophy
Item Weight: 8.7 Oz
Number of Pages: 208 Pages
