Thank You and Ok!
An American Zen Failure in Japan
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| Author(s) : Chadwick, David |
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| ISBN : 1590304705 | | EAN : 9781590304709 | | Cover : Paperback | | Pages : 454 | | Size : 212 x 138mm | | Publisher : Shambhala Publications | | Published : 2007 |
Category : Western Buddhist Practice
Category 2 : Zen: General
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Synopsis:
New edition. Chadwick, a Texas-raised wanderer, college dropout, bumbling social activist, and hobbyhorse musician, began his Zen study under Shunryu Suzuki in 1966. In 1988 he flew to Japan to begin a four year period of voluntary exile and remedial Zen education. In this book he recounts his experiences both inside and beyond the monastery walls and offers insightful portraits of the characters he knew in that world - the bickering monks, the patient abbott, the trotting housewives, the ominous insects, the bewildered bureaucrats, and the frustrating English-lnaguage students - as they worked inexorably toward initiating him into the mysterious ways of Japan. Whether you're interested in Japan, Buddhism, or exotic travel writing, this book is great fun.
"The Catch 22 of Zen" Daniel Leighton.
"Totally delightful - fantastic couch potato Zen. Chadwick saves you the trouble of going to Japan by making the mistakes for you." Jack Kornfield.
"Asked why Zen was brought from India to China, master Zhao Zhou replied, "the Oak tree in the garden." This is exactly what Chadwick gives us here - no grand sweeping statements about the "real" nature of Zen or Japan - just specific experience rendered with a peculiar intensity that lingers in your memory. The writing is excellent. The artistic integrity is the finest." Robert Pirsig, author of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. |
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