Modern Zen Tales: Observations from the Bottom Rung

In Modern Zen Tales: Observations from the Bottom Rung, you'll find inspiration, wisdom and advice from someone who has struggled to find answers throughout a tough lifetime. Matthew Rutkowski writes with passion, in a voice that many will understand ... a voice tinged with pain, disappointment and longing, yet determined to find hope. He is right there with us, not preaching from a soapbox, but helping us navigate the muddy trenches of self-improvement.

A student of meditation and Zen philosophy for nearly two decades, Matthew recounts valuable lessons, personal quests and intimate discoveries in easy-to-read, short essays and passionate, organic poetry.

Using examples that span centuries of human evolution, as well as his own personal experiences, Matthew asks us all to help steer social evolution into a new, more compassionate direction.

Read Modern Zen Tales: Observations from the Bottom Rung and accept the challenge. Take up the charge to better yourself and your world.