{"product_id":"the-world-could-be-otherwise-imagination-and-the-bodhisattva-path","title":"The World Could Be Otherwise: Imagination and the Bodhisattva Path","description":"An imaginative approach to spiritual practice in difficult times, through the Buddhist teaching of the six paramitas or \"perfections\"—qualities that lead to kindness, wisdom, and an awakened life.\n\nIn frightening times, we wish the world could be otherwise. With a touch of imagination, it can be. Imagination helps us see what’s hidden, and it shape-shifts reality’s roiling twisting waves. In this inspiring reframe of a classic Buddhist teaching, Zen teacher Norman Fischer writes that the paramitas, or “six perfections”—generosity, ethical conduct, patience, joyful effort, meditation, and understanding—can help us reconfigure the world we live in.\n\nRanging from our everyday concerns about relationships, ethics, and consumption to our artistic inspirations and broadest human yearnings, Fischer depicts imaginative spiritual practice as a necessary resource for our troubled times.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 161180504X\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.161180504X.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Fischer, Norman\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43715031859261,"sku":"BVV.161180504X.G","price":10.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/161180504X-0.jpg?v=1790288899","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/the-world-could-be-otherwise-imagination-and-the-bodhisattva-path","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}