Book Review: The Intimate Way of Zen by James Ishmael Ford
Nachaya Campbell-Allen explores the wisdom contained within a charming new book from Zen priest James Ishmael Ford
Nachaya Campbell-Allen is a mother of three, philosopher, artist, and iconologist. She was first immersed in Buddhism during the early 1980s when geshes lived in her London home. Nachaya has been working as a professional artist in France since 2009, with a focus on divinity, particularly Eastern motifs. She is part of the Buddhist art collective Dakini as Art (creative sister to the Yogini Project) and now has work being owned by a growing number of collectors worldwide.
Nacahaya also has a deep fascination with peeling back the veil of local narratives and seeing a bigger picture of how things work on both micro and macro levels, marrying profound spirituality with phenomenal experience and our emotional journey and posing questions for contemplation and dialogue. Life is still her biggest educator and single handedly parenting her children has been the biggest teacher of all.
Nachaya’s Book Corner focuses on reviews of books and writings of interest to Buddhist practitioners
Nachaya Campbell-Allen explores the wisdom contained within a charming new book from Zen priest James Ishmael Ford
Nachaya Campbell-Allen reviews a new volume that offers a warm introduction to the contemplative path
Nachaya Campbell-Allen dives into a new book that maps the path from the preliminary practices toward the advanced Vajrayana
Nachaya Campbell-Allen explores a new volume on the life and legacy of one the foremost figures in Theravada Buddhism
Nachaya Campbell-Allen takes a journey into the world of Zen thought and Zen expression in garden landscapes
Nachaya Campbell-Allen engagaes with a new book that explores the foundation of Buddhist practice
Nachaya Campbell-Allen embarks on a remarkable journey with author Cynthia Jurs of wisdom, hope, compassion, and healing.
Nachaya Campbell-Allen considers a remarkable new book that explores the earliest history of Buddhist women
Nachaya Campbell-Allen explores a new volume detailing practices associate with the 21 Taras
A thoughtful and heartfelt dialogue between one of our time’s great ethicists and a pioneering Taiwanese Buddhist nun
Nachaya Campbell-Allen reviews a remarkable volume of Khmer verse and spirituality
Nachaya Campbell-Allen explores a deeply personal journey into the world of the tantric deity Tara.