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Tai Sheridan, Ph.D.


Biography

Tai Sheridan is a writer, poet, philosopher, and Zen priest. His poetry transforms ancient Buddhist texts into accessible and inspirational verses. The Buddha in Blue Jeans series of original poems offers a modern contemplative approach to awakening. His books are free and can be downloaded on all electronic devices.

Where to find Tai Sheridan, Ph.D. online

Website: http://www.taisheridan.com

Where to buy in print

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Books

Relax, You're Going to Die    by Tai Sheridan, Ph.D.
Price: Free! 2390 words. Published on January 26, 2012. Nonfiction.
A contemporary and contemplative spiritual exploration of Death, by best selling author, Poet-philosopher, and Zen priest Tai Sheridan, Ph.D. Beneath the surface, many anxieties, worries, and fears are associated with death. 'Relax, You Are Going To Die' is an invitation to examine your relationship with death and your ability to live with grace and dynamic vitality.
Secrets of True Happiness    by Tai Sheridan, Ph.D.
Price: Free! 2020 words. Published on December 18, 2011. Nonfiction.
Poet-Philosopher and Zen Priest Tai Sheridan's 'Secrets of True Happiness' is a short, simple, and straight forward guide to becoming Truly Happy by living wisely. When you are truly happy you can be at ease in the world as a Buddha in Blue Jeans: a person of presence, openness, love, and benefit.
Patanjali: Yoga Sutras in Lingo - The Liberation of Spirit in Modern Metaphors    by Tai Sheridan, Ph.D.
Price: Free! 3390 words. Published on November 17, 2011. Nonfiction.
Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras teach restraint, wise action, and morality as a path to “The Supreme Lord”. Written between 100 BCE and 500 BE, this ancient Hindu text espouses the eight limbs of yoga for realizing the divine. Sanskrit translations tend to be literal and perplexing. Poet and Zen Priest Tai Sheridan's book gives the reader an immediate intimacy between Patanjali and their experience.
Buddha in Blue Jeans: An Extremely Short Zen Guide to Sitting Quietly and Being Buddha    by Tai Sheridan, Ph.D.
Price: Free! 2170 words. Published on October 26, 2011. Nonfiction.
Poet-Philosopher and Zen Priest Tai Sheridan's 'Buddha in Blue Jeans' is an extremely short, simple, and straight forward universal guide to the practice of sitting quietly and being yourself, which is the same as being Buddha. Sitting quietly can teach many ways to accept life, meet pain, age gracefully, and die without regret. The book encourages sitting quietly every day.
The Buddhacarita - A Modern Sequel: The Poetic Saga of Buddha's Life from Birth to Enlightenment    by Tai Sheridan, Ph.D.
Price: Free! 13070 words. Published on October 7, 2011. Nonfiction.
The Buddhacarita, Asvaghosa's second century sanskrit poem, is the oldest existing story of Buddha's life. The saga begins with Buddha's magical birth and ends with his enlightenment. The ancient myth presents Buddha's relentless inquiry into the nature of reality and artfully weaves together an archetypal hero's journey, Buddhist philosophy, phantasmagorical occurrences, and historical facts.
The Bare Bones Dhammapada: Big Mind Big Love    by Tai Sheridan, Ph.D.
Price: Free! 4280 words. Published on May 3, 2011. Nonfiction.
The well loved Dhammapada is one of the oldest Buddhist texts on walking the path of enlightenment, love, integrity, and kindness. It contains four hundred twenty-three aphorisms attributed to Buddha. Poet-Philosopher and Zen Priest Tai Sheridan transforms the original using minimalistic images and modern meanings that cut to the chase of Buddha's wisdom as universal truths for a modern audience.
The Zen Wheel of Life Mantra: A Song of Luminous Wisdom and Love    by Tai Sheridan, Ph.D.
Price: Free! 2250 words. Published on March 9, 2011. Nonfiction.
Poet-Philosopher and Zen Priest Tai Sheridan 's Wheel of Life Mantra is a poetic expression of the Bhavacakra, an ancient mandala that presents the most significant wisdom teachings of Buddhism. It is used to contemplate the causes and conditions of suffering, and as a guide to non-dual wisdom, loving kindness, compassion, and equanimity.
Celestial Music: Sutras of Emptiness    by Tai Sheridan, Ph.D.
Price: Free! 3090 words. Published on February 25, 2011. Nonfiction.
Poet-Philosopher and Zen priest Tai Sheridan presents modern interpretations of the Lotus, Diamond, Heart Wisdom, and Loving Kindness Sutras in accessible and inspirational verses. The Buddhist sutras express a path of enlightened living based on curiosity, good will, wisdom, and compassion. They journey through the depths of human experience: living and dying, love and loss, anguish and peace.
The Light of the Ancient Buddhas: Ballads of Emptiness and Awakening    by Tai Sheridan, Ph.D.
Price: Free! 4450 words. Published on February 23, 2011. Nonfiction.
Keizan's thirteenth century "Denkoroku", The Transmission of the Light, is a sophisticated Zen fairytale about enlightenment and the empty ground of Being. Keizan uses archetypal myths, legends, and dreams to describe the luminous and awakened Zen mind. Poet-Philosopher Zen Priest Tai Sheridan transforms eighteen of the stories into lyrical ballads that focus on the light of the Universal Self.
Warm Zen Practice: A poetic version of Dogen's Bendowa    by Tai Sheridan, Ph.D.
Price: Free! 1750 words. Published on February 23, 2011. Nonfiction.
Poet-Philosopher and Zen Priest Tai Sheridan's Warm Zen is an easy to read poetic interpretation of Dogen's complex philosophical essay 'Bendowa'. Dogen's writing is based on the Buddhist philosophy and experience of 'no-self' and the unconditioned reality of existence-being, also called the 'dharmakaya', the mystical and transcendent body of light.
Snow Falling in Moonlight: Odes in Praise of Dogen's Shobogenzo    by Tai Sheridan, Ph.D.
Price: Free! 2090 words. Published on February 22, 2011. Nonfiction.
Dogen (1200-1253) is the father of Soto Zen. Poet-Philosopher and Zen Priest Tai Sheridan has transformed twelve of his spiritual essays from the Shobogenzo (The Treasury of the True Dharma Eye), into poems about non-dual wisdom, luminous mind, loving kindness, and Zen practice.
Rice Eyes: Enlightenment in Dogen's Kitchen    by Tai Sheridan, Ph.D.
Price: Free! 2200 words. Published on February 22, 2011. Nonfiction.
A poetic presentation of Dogen's essay Tenzo Kyokun, Instructions to the Cook, by Poet-Philosopher and Zen Priest Tai Sheridan. 'Rice Eyes' is a metaphor for the non-dual world, the essential Buddhist experience of oneness. Dogen uses the role of Tenzo, or head cook, to demonstrate how to live, work, and experience a spiritual life that brings benefit to everyone.

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