The Zen Parent

Zen philosophy has largely been associated with finding peace within ourselves, but in this brilliant new book, East Asian scholar Yen Ooi shows how ancient Zen wisdom can be used to improve our relationships with our children and find harmony within parenting. In Zen texts, the concept of Sottaku Douji (啐啄同時) is exemplified by the moment when a chick is hatching out of its egg. At the moment the chick is ready to emerge, it will begin pecking at the shell around it, and the mother hen will then