English Summary/英文概要： Zen can only be understood through practice. Until you put your own body and breath into it, it doesn’t begin to take hold in your life. Wake Up is a deeply useful guide to Zen Buddhism, presenting the core teachings and simple practices that you can incorporate every day to engage your heart and mind.

In Buddhism, Zen is an ancient tradition that focuses on discovering truth and being mindful through meditation. Living with greater awareness and reflection will help you remain happier and better-balanced in everything you do--and this book can show you the way.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 禅只能通过实践来理解。直到你把自己的身体和呼吸放进去，它才开始掌控你的生活。《醒醒》是一本非常有用的佛教禅宗指南，介绍了核心教义和简单的实践，你可以每天将其融入你的心灵。

在佛教中，禅宗是一个古老的传统，专注于通过冥想发现真理和保持专注。带着更大的意识和反思生活将帮助你保持更快乐和更好地平衡你做的每件事——这本书可以为你指明方向。（YYW）

Awards/获奖情况： “这是一本关于如何在禅修中醒来的强大而全面的书。非常有用，内容丰富，写得很好，非常鼓舞人心。”—Roshi Joan Halifax, Upaya禅宗中心住持

这本书适用于很多层面——简单明了，对于一个完全的初学者来说足够了，但它内容丰富，和任何高级文本一样令人满意。Myotai以一种可接近的、有形的、与当代挑战和关注点相关的方式将禅宗带回家。她的作品有深度且狂野，呼吁我们所有人注意到我们与所有事物的内在联系。——Gesshin

Greenwood，《刚刚好:日本佛教寺庙的素食食谱和故事》的作者，《先鞠躬再问问题:日本的神职、爱情和禅宗》的作者

“一生的禅修和教学，让我们在平凡的生活中醒来，获得丰富的知识。”《醒醒》直接把禅宗传统的教导带到我们的心中。没有说教，Myotai激励我们放弃“习惯的发呆状态”，以一种不设防的方式生活，欣赏我们所有挑战中隐藏的天赋。《醒醒》是我们这个时代的一本书。——Pat Enkyo O ’Hara，纽约泽多村禅宗的主持和创始人，《禅宗和平者秩序》的合作精神指导

《醒醒》是一本精彩的书。如果你想对禅宗的精神生活做一个简短的探索，就是它了。它从基础开始，概述了佛教和禅宗对人类心灵伤害的描述，并展示了禅宗对更好的方法的承诺。然后Roshi Treace中简明的部分告诉我们，当我们把禅作为一种生活方式我们应该把我们的心和思想放在哪里。这样做向我们展示了什么是重要的。——詹姆斯•伊什梅尔•福特，《禅宗入门》《如果幸运的话，你会心碎》的作者，《漫漫长路禅》联合创始人兼第一住持，也是《一神论牧师》的作者

"This is a powerful and comprehensive book on how to wake up through the practice of Zen. Profoundly useful, rich in content, well written, and deeply inspiring."--Roshi Joan Halifax, abbot, Upaya Zen Center

"This book works on many levels--simple and clear enough for a complete beginner, but meaty and satisfying as any advanced text. Myotai brings Zen home in a way that is accessible, tangible, and relevant to contemporary challenges and concerns. Her writing is deep and wild, calling on us all to notice our interconnectedness with all things."--Gesshin Greenwood, author of Just Enough: Vegan Recipes and Stories from Japan’s Buddhist Temples, and Bow First Ask Questions Later: Ordination, Love, and Monastic Zen in Japan

"A lifetime of Zen practice and teaching has given birth to this fruitful and informative guide to waking up in the midst of our ordinary lives. Wake Up brings the teachings of the Zen tradition directly to our hearts. Without preaching, Myotai inspires us to drop the ’trance of habit’ and live in an undefended way, appreciating the hidden gift in all of our challenges. Wake Up is a book for our times."--Pat Enkyo O’Hara, Abbot and founder, Village Zendo in New York City and co-spiritual director, Zen Peacemaker Order

"Wake Up is a wonderful book. If you’re looking for a brief exploration of the spiritual life within Zen, this is it. It begins with the basics, outlining Buddhism and Zen’s description of the hurts of our human hearts and shows Zen’s promise of a better way. And then in clean and clear sections Roshi Treace shows us where to put our hearts as well as minds as we engage Zen as a way of life. And in so doing shows all of us what matters."--James Ishmael Ford, author of Introduction to Zen Koans and If You’re Lucky, Your Heart Will Break, co-founder and first abbot, Boundless Way Zen, and Zen priest and Unitarian minister