Darlene Cohen was a Zen teacher and the author of several books including Turning Suffering Inside Out. She passed away in 2011.
Darlene Cohen was a Zen teacher and the author of several books including Turning Suffering Inside Out. She passed away in 2011.
The late Zen teacher Darlene Cohen was athletic, fearless, and self-reliant — until rheumatoid arthritis took her strength, her independence, and even her ability to care for her own child. What she found on the other side of denial wasn't peace. It was curiosity. An excerpt from the new collection, Alive For It All — Wisdom for Everyday Life: The Teachings of Darlene Cohen, by Cynthia Kear.
Darlene Cohen shares how she used mindful awareness of her arthritic pain to push beyond her own expectations.
Two Buddhist teachers offer techniques to lessen pain’s mental suffering, look at its true nature, and learn its valuable lessons