{"product_id":"zen-driving-9780345353504","title":"Zen Driving","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eZen Driving\u003c\/i\u003e can make each driving experience enjoyable, whether it's a daily hour-long drive to work, or a ten-minute run to the local Safeway.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e You may well ask, what \u003ci\u003eis\u003c\/i\u003e Zen driving? The Japanese word \u003ci\u003ezen\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But \u003ci\u003ewhy\u003c\/i\u003e Zen driving? The purpose of \u003ci\u003eZen Driving, \u003c\/i\u003e the book, is to introduce you to your natural self, which is what remains when you still your mind and ignore your chattering ego. When you do this, you gain confidence in your ability, and finally you\u003ci\u003e are\u003c\/i\u003e that ability. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The frustrations of other drivers cutting you off or causing you to sit through two red lights because they're too timid to make a left turn on yellow will no longer make your blood pressure explode. \u003ci\u003eZen Driving\u003c\/i\u003e will teach you to look, simply observe without qualification, and \u003ci\u003ethen\u003c\/i\u003e make your move. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Zen driving is effortless, spontaneous, nondeliberate. It is being one with the road. And in turn, driving becomes a pathway to consciousness, an activity that clears the mind and soothes the soul, something to take with you all those other times when you're not behind the wheel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ballantine Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/12\/1988\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780345353504\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.44h x 5.64w x 0.45d","brand":"K. T. Berger","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36636393635996,"sku":"9780345353504","price":12.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_c6742d9b-8d9a-4947-a591-0e1c41ba12e5.jpg?v=1603841834","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/zen-driving-9780345353504","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}