The Original Frontier: A Serious Seeker's Guide to Zen by Michael Elliston

The Ancient Frontier Within You Is Waiting

In an age of increasing uncertainty, the most radical territory left to explore is the one you carry with you everywhere — your own mind. The Original Frontier throws open the gate to the creative, still, and luminous mind discovered by Buddha and handed down through generations in India, China, Japan, and now America.

Zen teacher Michael Elliston offers a refreshing, step-by-step approach to the irreducibly simple method of Zen meditation — presented in accessible terms and digestible bites for the modern seeker. Whether you're new to meditation or deepening an existing practice, this is the user's manual for Zen you've been waiting for.

Inside The Original Frontier

• How Zen differs from popular meditation practices
• Step-by-step guidance on zazen — simply sitting still enough, for long enough
• How to design a contemporary Zen life that fits your world
• Workarounds for every excuse that keeps you from the cushion
• Personal dimensions of practice and social implications for yourself and others
• How Zen helps you embrace ambiguity and thrive in trying times

Perfect For

• Serious seekers ready to go beyond surface-level mindfulness
• Students of Zen Buddhism and Eastern philosophy
• Anyone seeking clarity, stillness, and resilience in daily life
• A meaningful gift for the meditator or spiritual seeker in your life

Author: Michael Elliston | Publisher: Red Feather | 256 pages | Hardcover