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Meditation in the Wild: Buddhism's Origin in the Heart of Nature Paperback – January 6, 2014

by Charles S. Fisher (Author)
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Meditation in the Wild takes the reader on an adventure with the Buddhist forest monks and hermits of the last 2500 years. Walking into jungles and living on mountain sides, their encounters with nature teach us about the meaning of life and death, our struggles with our own minds and how we treat each other. Sitting with tigers, biting insects and bamboo shoots they looked on life compassionately. They remind us of who we are and what we have become.
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This book is an exciting portrait of how the Buddha and meditators since his time have gone back into raw nature to try to understand themselves and humanity's place in the world. It draws upon history, poetry, and art to give a feeling of what it must have been like to go off into the woods to meditate. The examples drawn from Zen poets and Chinese paintings are captivating. While the book has scholarly foundations, it is quite readable. It also shows how our modern lifestyle affects our understanding of nature. I think Meditation in the Wild will find a large audience among the growing number of readers of books on meditation. Many people have now had a taste of meditation and are interested in reading more about its history and its relation to the natural world. Readers of books about nature and spirituality will also be drawn to this book.
--Jack Kornfield, founding teacher Spirit Meditation Center

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For thirty years Charlie Fisher was a professor of Sociology at Brandeis University. Charlie has spent time in wild places and months in silent meditation. He lives in Woodacre, California where he teaches Meditation and leads natural-history field trips.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Changemakers Books (January 6, 2014)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 376 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1780996926
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1780996929
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.51 x 0.8 x 8.52 inches
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Maria Clare
5.0 out of 5 stars Much more than its title suggests
Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2014
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Being neither a trained Buddhist nor a Buddhist scholar I offer this first Amazon review with great humility, particularly in view of the strong endorsements on the jacket from Jack Kornfeld and Wade Davis. The book is a veritable cornucopia of Buddhist history and the varieties of Buddhism from its beginnings in India to its present day incarnation in the San Francisco Bay region. I shall be feasting on it for months to come. I have learned more about Buddhism and its many flavors in the few days that I have been reading it than in ten years of ad hoc reading. Charles Fisher's scholarship is immense, yet conveyed lucidly for the layman. I am more than grateful to him.
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N. A. Kettles
5.0 out of 5 stars In some schools of Buddhism it is said that Nature ...
Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2015
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In some schools of Buddhism it is said that Nature itself was the witness to the Buddha's enlightenment. In this book we are invited to dare to step out of the closed walls of the temple and welcome Nature as an active participant in our journey of Self discovery. Essential reading.
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John Mattson
5.0 out of 5 stars Arrived in Good Shape
Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2014
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A most amazing book with interesting look at the lives of those who took nature deeper into their meditation and lives as Buddhist practitioners...
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Robert Bussewitz
5.0 out of 5 stars Another Call to Awaken
Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2014
I found this book both inspiring and insightful, as I did the earlier volume in this two part set. While the author’s research is itself impressive - giving us the historical overview of how meditation and/with nature (wild especially) have served as both means and ends in leading seekers and sages to understanding and great wisdom - his greater contribution lies in his having shared his own “interpretation” of nature. This is done, of course, in the drawing of historical data, but significantly as well, by Fisher’s ability to draw from his own personal anecdotal material. This will give you pause, and at times a chuckle. This is what for me gives this book its special flavor and its greatest value. Thus, for me, as one who calls himself both a “meditator” and a "nature person" the book affirms and stimulates me to go "deeper" and be more fearless in my practice/investigation.

I am also reminded of Thoreau’s axiom “in wildness is the preservation of the world”. The words are of little use unless taken to heart. The time for that is always now, and I’m extremely grateful for the reminder and support this gives. It's always easy to look at the obstacles today's world provides, or even despair in the notion that "it's too late..." I heard the sound of wild turkeys gobbling just outside this morning, and later the sounds red-tailed hawks make while soaring overhead. Just now, the sliver-moon was shining.
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Ronald J Burlick
5.0 out of 5 stars A prescription for daily life from a Doctor of Mathematics.
Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2014
I have had the pleasure and privilege of being instructed by Charlie in meditation, being taught Buddhist dharma, and accompanying him on walks in nature. And now I have read about how the original forest monks practiced in solitude and seclusion in a world that no longer exists, but the principles of which are still pertinent today. His eye is keen in observing the details of Chinese landscape paintings, his scholarship is broad in discussing the origins of Buddhism and meditation, and it is simply fascinating to read his selection of Japanese poetry and listen to him analyze those selections to reveal how the monk/practitioners may or may not actually have practiced in the wild. And, wonder of wonders, I now know how to respond to those ineffable Zen koans.

There is more in this book than one reading will yield!
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