This Truth Never Fails

A Zen Memoir in Four Seasons

By: David Rynick

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Paperback | 5 June 2012

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This Truth Never Fails is a playful yet well-grounded narrative of a year in the life of an unusual Zen master. Far from the silent and detached stereotype of Zen teachers, Rynick writes with disarming humor, offering both the struggles and the joys of ordinary life as opportunities for insight. Anyone looking for inspiration to bring a simple spiritual awareness into their daily lives, and also those interested in finding ways to more deeply integrate faith (in any tradition) with practice will find this book reassuring and encouraging.

This book appeals to the broad "mindfulness" and "general spirituality" audiences that transcend any one formal tradition. Leaning toward Anne Lamott's humor, universal spirituality, and Mary Oliver's love of the natural world, Rynick's writing bypasses Zen theory and doctrine. Simple, clear prose illustrates, vividly, an insightful and tender appreciation of ordinary life as the Way itself.

Includes a brief "study guide for further inquiry" offering opportunities for personal reflection and exploration on themes touched on in the book.

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"David Rynick makes everyday Zen practice come alive in this delightful, heartfelt, easy to digest volume."--Ronald D. Siegel, author of The Mindfulness Solution "People of any or of no religious affiliation who seek meaning, joy and aliveness in their daily walk will appreciate this wonderful, thought-filled book"--Rev. Dr. Jane Tomaine, author of St. Benedict's Toolbox "David Rynick has a knack for converting Zen perspectives into beautiful prose. An extraordinarily perceptive paean to purposeful living."--Richard Leider, bestselling author of The Power of Purpose and Repacking Your Bags "David Rynick is a master of the koans of everyday life: of stuckness, impatience, and self-doubt."--Barry Magid, author of Ending the Pursuit of Happiness "I love this book! It's intimate, honest, real. A book to be savored a few pages at a time." ----Frank Jude Boccio, author of Mindfulness Yoga "Honest, practical, and humbly incisive."--Susan Murphy, author Upside-Down Zen

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Introduction	p. 1
Summer
First Day Back	p. 9
Parallel Play	p. 13
The Landscape of Complaint	p. 16
Cars and Waves	p. 18
Conscious/Unconscious	p. 20
Fear and Faith	p. 23
In the Dark	p. 25
View from My New Toilet	p. 27
Measuring Things	p. 29
Kayak Camping	p. 31
Invisible Dog	p. 34
Unknown Friends	p. 36
Autumn
Putting My Self On	p. 41
On the Effort of Falling Leaves	p. 43
Not Working	p. 45
Finding a Place	p. 47
No Problem, It Just Gets Worse	p. 49
God Finally Speaks in a Language I Understand	p. 51
The Rough Places Plain	p. 53
Falling For Good	p. 56
Recovery	p. 59
Letting Go	p. 61
Practicing Love	p. 65
Breakfast at the Temple	p. 67
Growing Up Together	p. 69
No Such Thing as a Zen Master	p. 71
A Day Off?	p. 73
This Sweet Little Hum	p. 75
Unintended Consequences	p. 77
Just Drinking Coffee	p. 80
Buddha Comes to Boundless Way Temple	p. 83
Winter
Wanting to Be William	p. 89
Christmas Practice	p. 92
Receiving and Giving	p. 94
Trusting the Aliveness	p. 96
The Spirit of Receiving	p. 98
New Year's Wishes	p. 100
Most Important Is Patience	p. 102
Bird Watching	p. 104
Termination Papers	p. 106
Knowing Where to Go	p. 108
Travel Snacks and Love	p. 111
Choosing Life	p. 113
The Morning After	p. 115
Enough Is Not Enough	p. 117
Remembering	p. 119
Reluctant Adventurer	p. 121
Feeling Rather Brilliant	p. 124
Grumbling	p. 126
A Sense of Things to Come	p. 128
Being Myself	p. 130
Ango Breakdown	p. 132
Spring
Clunking Heads with Buddha	p. 137
Speaking Softly	p. 140
Cherry Blossoms at the Temple	p. 142
Instructions to Self for Wandering	p. 144
Coming Home	p. 145
Hosta Love	p. 147
Manifesting Wisdom	p. 151
The Moment of Fullness	p. 152
Breaking Apart	p. 154
Familiar Suspicion	p. 156
Quick Realization	p. 158
Spiraling Toward God	p. 160
The Birthday Gift	p. 163
I Feel Like a Tomato Seedling	p. 167
Morning Glory Update	p. 170
The Numbers	p. 172
Instructions for an Ordinary Symphony	p. 175
Bee in Morning Glories	p. 178
Afterword	p. 181
Acknowledgments	p. 183
Companion Guide	p. 187
About the Author	p. 199
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This Truth Never Fails

A Zen Memoir in Four Seasons

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