In frightening times, we wish the world could be otherwise. With a touch of imagination, it can be. Imagination helps us see whatâs hidden, and it shape-shifts realityâs roiling twisting waves. In this inspiring reframe of a classic Buddhist teaching, Zen teacher Norman Fischer writes that the paramitas, or âsix perfectionsââgenerosity, ethical conduct, patience, joyful effort, meditation, and understandingâcan help us reconfigure the world we live in. Ranging from our everyday concerns about relationships, ethics, and consumption to our artistic inspirations and broadest human yearnings, Fischer depicts imaginative spiritual practice as a necessary resource for our troubled times.