When Things Don’t Go Your Way: Zen Wisdom for Difficult Times

 
           人生的變化球，讓人應接不暇？生命中突如其來的各種挑戰和挫折，使人感到困頓掙扎？
 
        百萬暢銷心靈導師、國際知名禪學大師慧敏法師，寫下真誠、溫柔，充滿智慧的箴言，支持我們面對生命中必然存在的失落、心碎與孤獨。
 
        生命中突如其來的挑戰和挫折，是一次又一次，自我探索的機會。
        各種人生中的變化球，轉念後，將成為通往生命更高層次的踏腳石。
        禪學大師將引領讀者以充滿韌性和優雅的姿態，面對生命。
 
        慧敏法師在哈佛攻讀比較宗教學碩士學位時，決定出家，之後取得普林斯頓宗教學博士學位。他是當代世界上最具影響力的禪宗大師之一， 前作《The Things You Can See When You Slow Down》（停下來，才能看見）在全球翻譯成三十多種語言，銷售逾三百萬冊，另一本著作《Love for Imperfect Things》亦登上當年度韓國書市的暢銷冠軍。(文/博客來編譯)

＂In When Things Don’t Go Your Way, Haemin Sunim offers readers a warm and reassuring path through the most challenging moments of our lives. By sharing his hard-won wisdom, he guides us from hardship to self-discovery, helping us to stay centered and feel whole.＂ -Lori Gottlieb, New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone and co-host of the Dear Therapists podcast

From renowned Zen Buddhist teacher Haemin Sunim, a guide to turning life’s challenges into opportunities for self-discovery

Have you ever felt like life has thrown you a curveball? Are you struggling to overcome unexpected challenges and setbacks?

While loss, heartbreak, and loneliness are all part of the human experience, in this warm guide, internationally bestselling author Haemin Sunim shows us that these moments can actually be rare opportunities for self-discovery, serving as stepping stones to greater things in life.

Drawing on Zen Buddhist philosophy and Sunim’s own experiences, When Things Don’t Go Your Way helps you navigate life’s challenges with resilience and grace. Whether you’re dealing with rejection, uncertainty, loneliness, conflicts in relationships, or burnout--or simply seeking to improve your mental and emotional well-being--Sunim offers a new spiritual perspective, one that helps us face life’s challenges with greater ease and understanding, and offers solace and courage when we need it the most.

Haemin Sunim is a Korean Zen Buddhist teacher and author of two bestselling books, The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down and Love for Imperfect Things. His books have sold over 6 million copies worldwide and have been translated into 38 languages. Born in South Korea, he came to the United States to study film, only to find himself pulled into the spiritual life. Educated at UC Berkeley, Harvard, and Princeton, he received formal monastic training in Korea and taught at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts for 7 years. His books are popular as guides not only to meditation but also to overcoming the challenges of modern life. When not traveling to share his teachings, Sunim lives in Seoul, where he founded Dharma Illumination Zen Center offering meditation retreats and counseling programs.