Normally, instinct says to recoil from liberal use of the word Zen. Its over-application to describe everything from ¡°Zen interiors¡± to a ¡°Zen moment¡± feels ill-considered, but in the case of Karen Maezen Miller, an accredited Zen Buddhist priest and instructor, an exception is in order.
Paradise in Plain Sight: Lessons from a Zen Garden, by Karen Maezen Miller173 pagesNEW WORLD LIBRARY
While house hunting in the suburbs of Los Angeles, Miller and her husband came across a property that included a Japanese garden dating back to 1916, the oldest of its kind in Southern California. This discovery, which Miller writes made her feel ¡°I was right where I belonged,¡± is the basis for her book, ¡°Paradise in Plain Sight: Lessons from a Zen Garden.¡±
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