num_pages: 224
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.In frightening times we wish the world could be otherwise. With a touch of imagination it can be. Imagination helps us see whats hidden and it shape-shifts realitys 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. Ranging 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.
language: English
title: The World Could Be Otherwise: Imagination and the Bodhisattva Path
publisher: Shambhala