Zen Driving

by K.T. Berger

Book Overview

You may well ask, what is Zen driving? The Japanese word zen literally means meditation, and meditation means being fully aware, fully in touch with your surroundings. When you are in a meditative state, you are in your natural self, your Buddha self--and you can do it while driving.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0345353501
• ISBN13: 9780345353504
• Release Date: May 1988
• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Zda

Their is a discipline called Zen driving, it is about awareness behind the wheel and off the wheel, it is nurtured daily, I made a personal fiction story from this a mix of Gran Turismo, Initial D and this book! From then I appreciate what I have! and I respect the machine itself no matter which is made from!

What a joy

I concur with an earlier reviewer. This book will teach you about zen--not what it is, but how to embody it, which is what matters. After applying the principles in this book to a 1,300-mile drive, I now see the possibilities of zen and meditation in all areas of life, not just driving. What I only understood intellectually before, I now feel in my body. I cannot recommend this book highly enough.

The Anti-Road-Rage Manual

Such timeliness for a book first published a dozen years ago! This should be handed out in Drivers' Ed courses across the country. The premise is simple: stay aware of your surroundings, don't let expectations distract you, and enjoy the ride. Stop thinking about driving and just drive. Sound advice in all aspects of life.

Unexpectedly surprised

This book vividly achieves something it probably never intended to do: offer the simplest, clearest explanation of Zen philosophy that I've read yet. While other authors overexert themselves in hopelessly convoluted terms and impenetrable analogies to try to explain the essence of Zen to their readers, Berger lays out its meaning in understandble terms by applying the principles of Zen to something that all of us can relate to--driving. And by not even trying to exlpain Zen at all, he does a masterful job--a true example of wu-wei in action!Oh, and observing the practice in this book would make for roadways with a lot less stress and "road rage." These principles behind the wheel then can be easily applied to other apsects of life, thus creating not just more mindful drivers but a more mindful society as a whole.A quick, entertaining and enlightening read.

Surprisingly practical!

I read this over 10 years ago, when it was first published. At first glance I thought it was a joke, but there's actually some very sound, practical advice on how to keep your cool in traffic - and in this day and age of "road rage," it's more relevant than ever. And besides all that - it's very well written and just plain fun to read!

Cool

I think It was a thrill ride it was a exciting book! -Lila Ishaq