Buddha in the Classroom: Zen Wisdom to Inspire Teachers - Softcover

Quesada, Donna

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1616083158 ISBN 13: 9781616083151

Publisher: Skyhorse, 2011

Synopsis

Donna Quesada had been teaching for about a dozen years when the first signs of burnout hit her. Rather than give into her frustration, she reached for Buddha’s teachings the Zen wisdom that formed the basis of her own longtime spiritual practice. She survived the semester and gradually rediscovered the joy of teaching that had been progressively declining. In this wonderful book, she shares the lessons she learned lessons that reveal time and again: No matter the situation, it’s always about getting your head in the right place first. Resolution begins in our own minds. Some days, some semesters, and even some years will be more challenging and more wearisome than others, she warns. But in Buddha in the Classroom, Quesada offers a lasting source of encouragement and inspiration. Although the book draws from Eastern teachings, the wisdom is for everyone, regardless of personal background, creed, or faith.

With elements of The Last Lecture as well as Chicken Soup for the Teacher’s Soul, this is the perfect gift for teachers but also for anyone needing inspiration.

About this title

About the Author:

Donna Quesada is a professor at Santa Monica College. Although she has taught all facets of philosophy, her concentration is in Asian Philosophy. She has been a practicing Zen Buddhist since 1992 and is a certified yoga instructor. She took her Buddhist precepts in 2005 with Nyogen Yeo Roshi, the last successor of Taizan Maezumi Roshi and abbot of Hazy Moon Zen Center in Los Angeles. Taizan Maezumi Roshi was one of the first Japanese masters to bring Zen to the West and a seminal figure in twentieth-century Zen. Quesada lives with her family in Culver City, California.

Review:

"I highly recommend this book to not just teachers, but others in the helping professions... to reconnect with the self and evaluate potential numbing to the present moment."

-- Prof. Michael L. Tebbe, University of Cincinnati

"This book is a gift for students and teachers alike on the spiritual path. Highly recommended."

-- Larry Payne Ph.D., Co-Author, Yoga for Dummies, Yoga Rx and The Business of Teaching Yoga

"A practical interweaving of daily life with lessons from the Buddha. Donna Quesada writes with an ease that breeds familiarity from the first page."

-- Darren Littlejohn, author of the 12-Step Buddhist

"A gentle tonic of Eastern wisdom to calm the modern teacher - ageless insights to restore the compassion and equanimity in the heart of every educator."

-- Karen Maezen Miller, author of Momma Zen and Hand Wash Cold

About this edition

• Publisher: Skyhorse
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1616083158
• ISBN 13: 9781616083151
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240