As we skate on the thin ice of life-feeling the vulnerability and uncertainty that we all share as human beings-how do we overcome the anxiety and confusion of this state of uncertainty? Award winning author Ezra Bayda encourages us, in clear practical language, to learn how to transform our difficult experiences into life-affirming ones-living increasingly from gratitude, kindness and love. "This book is a gold mine of wisdom.

If you are looking for practical advice on how to free yourself from your conditioning, live with greater presence, and open your heart, you will find no better guide than Ezra Bayda. Highly recommended.

"Bernie Rhie, Zen Teacher, Professor of English, Williams CollegePraise for Ezra Bayda's Being Zen:"A skillful wedding of mindfulness and zen-straightforward, simple and wise. "Jack Kornfield, author of A Path with HeartPraise for Ezra Bayda's Beyond Happiness:"With compassion and humor, Ezra Bayda has graced us with ways to accept what is and reside in it fearlessly, giving us a roadmap to enduring happiness and equanimity.

'David Richo, author of Five Things We Cannot Change. .