International Best Selling Author Tai Sheridan, Ph.D. Over One Million Books Worldwide Free Kindle Downloads - Paperbacks on Amazon
ABOUT TAI SHERIDAN
Tai is a Zen writer and teacher, poet, painter, psychologist, adventurer, father. His books are a contemplative approach to awareness, simplicity and intimacy. His writings are offered for free out of gratitude to the family, teachers and friends who have supported his five decades of Zen practice.
Tai is a Zen writer and teacher, poet, painter, psychologist, adventurer, father. His books are a contemplative approach to awareness, simplicity and intimacy. His writings are offered for free out of gratitude to the family, teachers and friends who have supported his five decades of Zen practice.
BUDDHA IN BLUE JEANS: AN EXTREMELY SHORT SIMPLE ZEN GUIDE TO SITTING QUIETLY AND BEING BUDDHA Free EBook and Paperback 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. |
Buddha in Blue Jeans read as a meditation in a woman's soft voice |
ZEN PRAYERS FOR REPAIRING YOUR LIFE
Free EBook and Paperback Zen Prayers addresses what is unsettled within you and cultivates integrity and virtue. Zen prayer includes intimacy with the ground of Being, making yourself whole through honest self-reflection, clarifying your deepest spiritual intentions, and wishing for the welfare of the world. |
SECRETS OF TRUE HAPPINESS
Free EBook and Paperback Secrets of True Happiness is a simple and straight forward guide to becoming 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. |
RELAX..YOU'RE GOING TO DIE
Free EBook and Paperback A contemporary and contemplative spiritual exploration of death. Relax, You Are Going To Die is an invitation to examine your relationship with death and with your ability to live with grace and dynamic vitality. |
LIVING IN BUDDHA'S THREE BODIES
Free EBook and Paperback Since you are a Buddha, your daily life expresses Buddha’s three bodies. These bodies are an infinite and borderless landscape which unifies your inner and outer worlds. Your Body Buddha manifests as your immediate experience and authenticity. Living in Buddha's Three Bodies will help you live close to the mystery and miracle of your precious life. |
A ONE HOUR SHORT & SWEET ZEN RETREAT
Free EBook and Paperback A One Hour Short & Sweet Zen Retreat encourages you to enjoy quiet, gather your wits about you, delight in nature, nourish yourself, focus your attention, love the world you inhabit, clarify your spiritual intentions, and deepen your connection with the whole of you. |
THE DHAMMAPADA: BIG MIND BIG LOVE
Free EBook and Paperback This modern poetic interpretation of the well loved Dhammapada presents the path of wisdom and joy as universal truths for a contemporary audience. It transforms the original using minimalistic images and modern meanings that cut to the chase of Buddha's wisdom. The Dhammapada is one of the oldest Buddhist texts on walking the path of enlightenment, love, integrity, and kindness. |
CELESTIAL MUSIC: SUTRAS OF EMPTINESS
Free EBook and Paperback Celestial Music presents modern interpretations of the Lotus, Diamond, Heart Wisdom, and Loving Kindness Sutras in easy to read and inspirational verse. Journey through the depths of human experience: living and dying, love and loss, anguish and peace. |
ZEN WHEEL OF LIFE MANTRA
Free EBook and Paperback The Wheel of Life Mantra is a poetic expression of the Bhavacakra, an ancient mandala that presents the most significant wisdom teachings of Buddhism. |
THE BUDDHACARITA: A MODERN SEQUEL
Free EBook and Paperback 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. This poetic rendition brings the joy and meaning of Buddha's search to the modern reader. |
THE LIGHT OF THE ANCIENT BUDDHAS
Free EBook and Paperback Keizan's thirteenth century Denkoroku, The Transmission of the Light, is a sophisticated Zen fairytale about enlightenment and the empty ground of Being.The author transforms eighteen of the stories into lyrical ballads that focus on the light of the Universal Self. |
SNOW FALLING IN MOONLIGHT
Free EBook and Paperback Dogen (1200-1253) is the father of Soto Zen. The author 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. |
WARM ZEN PRACTICE
Free EBook and Paperback Warm Zen Practice is an easy to read and understand 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. |
RICE EYES
Free EBook and Paperback Rice Eyes: Enlightenmnet in Dogen's Kitchen, is a poetic presentation of Dogen's essay Tenzo Kyokun, Instructions to the Cook. "Rice Eyes" is a metaphor for the non-dual world, the essential Buddhist experience of oneness. |
TREE SUN STAR 3 PAGE PAMPHLET
Free EBook and Paperback
A very short three page inspirational guide to the essence of Zen. Tree Sun Star gives meditations for becoming one with yourself, the world, and the cosmos.
Free EBook and Paperback
A very short three page inspirational guide to the essence of Zen. Tree Sun Star gives meditations for becoming one with yourself, the world, and the cosmos.
5 Star Reviews
"The simplest things are always the most precious. Tai Sheridan has shown this to be true. Concise, accessible, remarkable. Seems like everything we need to know is found in these pages."
Buddha in Blue Jeans rung true on so many levels and has helped me back on my journey, after being lost for some time now.
All of Tai's books are straight to the point Zen at its best. You can pick up any of his books and flip it open to any page and find inspiration.
A single page gives such a gift, that I take in my breath, and am drawn to stop and take it in.
Wisdom stripped to its bare bones.
Clear and kind, it calls me to simple things that make a big difference.
A beautiful, concise, and lucid exploration of the relationship of being, spirit, living and dying. Absolutely love this succinct, but sagacious, book.
Stunningly beautiful. . . sparkling.
A beautiful strong bold book...a brilliant synthesis.
Astonishing insight and dedication.
This little book rung true on so many levels and has helped me back on my journey, after being lost for some time now.
These readings are easy to read and a great motivator for mindful meditation.
"The simplest things are always the most precious. Tai Sheridan has shown this to be true. Concise, accessible, remarkable. Seems like everything we need to know is found in these pages."
Buddha in Blue Jeans rung true on so many levels and has helped me back on my journey, after being lost for some time now.
All of Tai's books are straight to the point Zen at its best. You can pick up any of his books and flip it open to any page and find inspiration.
A single page gives such a gift, that I take in my breath, and am drawn to stop and take it in.
Wisdom stripped to its bare bones.
Clear and kind, it calls me to simple things that make a big difference.
A beautiful, concise, and lucid exploration of the relationship of being, spirit, living and dying. Absolutely love this succinct, but sagacious, book.
Stunningly beautiful. . . sparkling.
A beautiful strong bold book...a brilliant synthesis.
Astonishing insight and dedication.
This little book rung true on so many levels and has helped me back on my journey, after being lost for some time now.
These readings are easy to read and a great motivator for mindful meditation.
Buddha in Blue Jeans
If there was a higher rating to grant this small taste of beauty and reality, I would grant it. So simple and delicious, I fly into its brief message and found enough yet endless knowledge. Just let go of all the stories and beliefs for a moment, then let go again and again.
This is one of the most basic yet insightful books I have read on buddhism to date. While not proving a history on the practice it breaks down the fundamental actions required to follow the eightfold path. Learning to master the art of sitting in silence is, in my opinion one of the most challenging aspects of the practice. In its simplest terms, learning to just be, this is where the majority struggle. This book gives simple examples and guides the reader through becoming present by focusing on the breath.
Zen Prayers For Repairing Your Life
This is a very accessible and immediately essential book, filled with prayers that anyone - regardless of their own faith or personal beliefs - can benefit from. There is literally a prayer for every situation and circumstance one will encounter, and some that can open us to a mindful way to respond to new experiences, too. No matter what we may 'assume' we will know about our feelings and responses, there are always going to be challenging events for which we feel unprepared, and this lovely book is a wonderful tool and resource for such moments.
Relax You're Going to Die
Don't be put off by the price (or lack of one) or the small number of pages. This poetic meditation on death is a wonderful gem. I've read most of Tai Sheridan's books, and they are all short and to-the-point. This book is no different. I've actually memorized the title poem and use it as a mediation. What do you have to lose? The price is right, so download this book and read it slowly, several times. You can't go wrong.
Heart-awakening. Written with simplicity and clarity.
Zen Prayers, has been a significant part of my life for the past two years. I listen to it or read/reflect on a portion every day. It's beautiful, simple words move me into living them in my day to day work and interactions with the people / world around me.
Simple, but powerful
This book is simple, but powerful. I refer to this book every morning before I start my day to help me to utilize right intention for that day. There are so many prayers covering so many major aspects of our lives that you can always find something new to contemplate.
Extremely good prayer book
I absolutely love this book and all of Mr Tai Sheridan's writing. I may not be Zen, but the prayers contained within this are very beautiful, short, and sweet. They're easy to memorize and you can get through a lot of it and the entire book most likely in one sitting at first. You can then use the index to pick which prayers you need to repeat, and you can calmly get through your day. The zen principles work very well, and they're good for anyone of any religion in my opinion because they just repeat and radiate calmness and centeredness.
Beautiful and Elegant
This is a lovely collection of prayers/intentions that go straight to the core of the most universal human experiences, especially those that cause interior suffering. I recommend this for anyone who would like to begin prayer or meditation practice but isn't sure where to begin -- a particular faith tradition (including Buddhism) is not necessary to appreciate the gifts of this book. I've been meditating for more than 30 years and am grateful to Tai Sheridan for this gift to my practice!
So spot on
I got this book years ago when I was just beginning my journey in this practice. I thought it was a nice thought. As time went by, I thought back and remembered thinking this wasn't a good description of the practice. I just stumbled across this book again after a horrible day. I read it front to back and realized this book perfectly describes the essence of being Buddha! You have lifted my spirits today. Thank you.
Helped me when I was very depressed
This extremely short, but concise book brought me back from a very dark and hopeless place. I was very depressed for a long time, and I felt like my internal compass was totally broken. I don't even remember how, but I stumbled on this book on the internet and gave it a try... Little did I know how this book would turn my life around! I built a new compass, and main points of this book became main components of my new compass.
Zenly MInimalist
It reminded me of a wonderful quote from Alan Watts:"I had a discussion with a great master in Japan, and we were talking about the various people who are working to translate the Zen books into English, and he said, 'That's a waste of time. If you really understand Zen... you can use any book. You could use the Bible. You could use Alice in Wonderland. You could use the dictionary, because the sound of the rain needs no translation.' BUDDHA IN BLUE JEANS is like that.
Mind Blowing!
This is a very short but very powerful read! The author simply eliminates all the extra nonessential literature that you would normally find in any book, he gets right down too it and says what needs to be said. Honestly, this book was fairly life changing and told me exactly what to do in order to free my mind, to calm me, to better help me understand things around me, and most importantly how to just let everything go and find myself. Considering this is a free book, I highly recommend you download and read it! Now that I have read it, I would have paid for it. Stop debating, and stop reading my review and just read this book!!
A good short read for anyone with a serious life threatening illness to read.
This is really a book of poems regarding death yet it does make the point of how short life really is, one can suddenly face death by illness or accident. This book would be a help to someone say with terminal cancer to read or other serious illness.This book is an eyeopener regarding the subject of death (a fate we will all have to face at one time or the other).
A brilliant, peaceful philosophy
As someone who has an excessive fear of death (particularly catching infectious disease with a ridiculously low probability of doing so), I am indebted to the message of this book: which is that all beings die, and to worry about death is to die in itself. Rather than worry about the distance between your two doors - birth and death - realize that life is more than the length of a piece of string. And this book has helped me to attain freedom from my own shackles. One day, one breath, at a time. Thank you, Tai Sheridan
Real surprise!
Read. This!! This will blow your socks off! Simple as that!
There is no woolly alternative nonsense here, just unexpected clear thinking . A breath of fresh clear air. No fear in death...
Masterpiece!
If there was a higher rating to grant this small taste of beauty and reality, I would grant it. So simple and delicious, I fly into its brief message and found enough yet endless knowledge. Just let go of all the stories and beliefs for a moment, then let go again and again
Mindfulness at its' peak
Tai Sheridan, delivers quality books over and over. This is one of them, enjoy.Short and sweet as ever .
Brilliantly kind book Having practiced zen off and on for a long time this tiny free book put me right back into it. He uses wording that made me see zen in ways that I had not thought of before. I have read this book now probably 20 times and sometimes check the internet to see if a hard copy is available. also his "relax you are going to die" is quite good.
If there was a higher rating to grant this small taste of beauty and reality, I would grant it. So simple and delicious, I fly into its brief message and found enough yet endless knowledge. Just let go of all the stories and beliefs for a moment, then let go again and again.
This is one of the most basic yet insightful books I have read on buddhism to date. While not proving a history on the practice it breaks down the fundamental actions required to follow the eightfold path. Learning to master the art of sitting in silence is, in my opinion one of the most challenging aspects of the practice. In its simplest terms, learning to just be, this is where the majority struggle. This book gives simple examples and guides the reader through becoming present by focusing on the breath.
Zen Prayers For Repairing Your Life
This is a very accessible and immediately essential book, filled with prayers that anyone - regardless of their own faith or personal beliefs - can benefit from. There is literally a prayer for every situation and circumstance one will encounter, and some that can open us to a mindful way to respond to new experiences, too. No matter what we may 'assume' we will know about our feelings and responses, there are always going to be challenging events for which we feel unprepared, and this lovely book is a wonderful tool and resource for such moments.
Relax You're Going to Die
Don't be put off by the price (or lack of one) or the small number of pages. This poetic meditation on death is a wonderful gem. I've read most of Tai Sheridan's books, and they are all short and to-the-point. This book is no different. I've actually memorized the title poem and use it as a mediation. What do you have to lose? The price is right, so download this book and read it slowly, several times. You can't go wrong.
Heart-awakening. Written with simplicity and clarity.
Zen Prayers, has been a significant part of my life for the past two years. I listen to it or read/reflect on a portion every day. It's beautiful, simple words move me into living them in my day to day work and interactions with the people / world around me.
Simple, but powerful
This book is simple, but powerful. I refer to this book every morning before I start my day to help me to utilize right intention for that day. There are so many prayers covering so many major aspects of our lives that you can always find something new to contemplate.
Extremely good prayer book
I absolutely love this book and all of Mr Tai Sheridan's writing. I may not be Zen, but the prayers contained within this are very beautiful, short, and sweet. They're easy to memorize and you can get through a lot of it and the entire book most likely in one sitting at first. You can then use the index to pick which prayers you need to repeat, and you can calmly get through your day. The zen principles work very well, and they're good for anyone of any religion in my opinion because they just repeat and radiate calmness and centeredness.
Beautiful and Elegant
This is a lovely collection of prayers/intentions that go straight to the core of the most universal human experiences, especially those that cause interior suffering. I recommend this for anyone who would like to begin prayer or meditation practice but isn't sure where to begin -- a particular faith tradition (including Buddhism) is not necessary to appreciate the gifts of this book. I've been meditating for more than 30 years and am grateful to Tai Sheridan for this gift to my practice!
So spot on
I got this book years ago when I was just beginning my journey in this practice. I thought it was a nice thought. As time went by, I thought back and remembered thinking this wasn't a good description of the practice. I just stumbled across this book again after a horrible day. I read it front to back and realized this book perfectly describes the essence of being Buddha! You have lifted my spirits today. Thank you.
Helped me when I was very depressed
This extremely short, but concise book brought me back from a very dark and hopeless place. I was very depressed for a long time, and I felt like my internal compass was totally broken. I don't even remember how, but I stumbled on this book on the internet and gave it a try... Little did I know how this book would turn my life around! I built a new compass, and main points of this book became main components of my new compass.
Zenly MInimalist
It reminded me of a wonderful quote from Alan Watts:"I had a discussion with a great master in Japan, and we were talking about the various people who are working to translate the Zen books into English, and he said, 'That's a waste of time. If you really understand Zen... you can use any book. You could use the Bible. You could use Alice in Wonderland. You could use the dictionary, because the sound of the rain needs no translation.' BUDDHA IN BLUE JEANS is like that.
Mind Blowing!
This is a very short but very powerful read! The author simply eliminates all the extra nonessential literature that you would normally find in any book, he gets right down too it and says what needs to be said. Honestly, this book was fairly life changing and told me exactly what to do in order to free my mind, to calm me, to better help me understand things around me, and most importantly how to just let everything go and find myself. Considering this is a free book, I highly recommend you download and read it! Now that I have read it, I would have paid for it. Stop debating, and stop reading my review and just read this book!!
A good short read for anyone with a serious life threatening illness to read.
This is really a book of poems regarding death yet it does make the point of how short life really is, one can suddenly face death by illness or accident. This book would be a help to someone say with terminal cancer to read or other serious illness.This book is an eyeopener regarding the subject of death (a fate we will all have to face at one time or the other).
A brilliant, peaceful philosophy
As someone who has an excessive fear of death (particularly catching infectious disease with a ridiculously low probability of doing so), I am indebted to the message of this book: which is that all beings die, and to worry about death is to die in itself. Rather than worry about the distance between your two doors - birth and death - realize that life is more than the length of a piece of string. And this book has helped me to attain freedom from my own shackles. One day, one breath, at a time. Thank you, Tai Sheridan
Real surprise!
Read. This!! This will blow your socks off! Simple as that!
There is no woolly alternative nonsense here, just unexpected clear thinking . A breath of fresh clear air. No fear in death...
Masterpiece!
If there was a higher rating to grant this small taste of beauty and reality, I would grant it. So simple and delicious, I fly into its brief message and found enough yet endless knowledge. Just let go of all the stories and beliefs for a moment, then let go again and again
Mindfulness at its' peak
Tai Sheridan, delivers quality books over and over. This is one of them, enjoy.Short and sweet as ever .
Brilliantly kind book Having practiced zen off and on for a long time this tiny free book put me right back into it. He uses wording that made me see zen in ways that I had not thought of before. I have read this book now probably 20 times and sometimes check the internet to see if a hard copy is available. also his "relax you are going to die" is quite good.