The World Could Be Otherwise: Imagination and the Bodhisattva Path

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 this inspiring reframe of a classic Buddhist teaching, Zen teacher Norman Fischer writes that the paramitas—generosity, ethical conduct, patience, joyful effort, meditation, and understanding—can help us reconfigure the world we live in.