Healing Breath: Zen for Christians and Buddhists in a Wounded World

I was fortunite enough to have Ruben as an instructor for a recent class on Buddhist traditions. I was very impressed with his book and his personal insights on Buddhism in the western world. A person need not be either a Buddhist or Christian to gain some deep spiritual insights from this book. His wording is well defined so that even a novice can understand both the ancient and mordern meanings of these teachings.

I could never explain why I felt that the two where one in the same. My Christian friends felt threatened, my Buddhist acquaintances seemed to think me quaint. Healing Breath did just that, breathing life into an idea that I carried within me that the message is the same. That the thread of each belief could suture the wounds that divided idea can create.

This is an excellent book for people who are exploring zen,yet want to maintain their own faith tradition. Habito practices as a result of studying both Christianity and Zen so is well qualified to speak from personal experience and knowledge about both. A good read.

A very personal and helpful guide to what it means to discover Zen when you are a Christian, and how to reconcile the two and find peace with practicing both traditions.

This a wonderful book that bring Zen practice to Christians in a way that can heal our world..

Inspiring and wise.

my husband finds it helpful