Leland E. Shields
studies under the traditions of the Diamond Sangha and has been authorized to serve as a teacher in his Zen sangha for over ten years. He is also a mental health counselor, working for over two decades.
“Zen koans are ancient stories of encounters between people that call to us across the centuries. In my day job as a psychotherapist, I have the honor of seeing the timelessness of these ancient stories in another context. I use koans and other stories like myths that collapse the distinctions of millennia and miles. They show undeniably that you and I live in this world of pain and beauty and must navigate at times when all choices are undesirable, if not aversive.“
Weaving Wind and Stone
In Weaving Wind and Stone, Leland Shields uses stories from Zen koans to help you connect everyday relationships with the mysteries that are right here and right now.
Whether you are already practicing sitting Zen or are new to it, this book invites you to explore ancient Zen koans. At moments when your heart or mind might be closed, Weaving Wind and Stone asks simple and sometimes demanding questions from koans that can guide us on the Way.
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