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A Straight Road with 99 Curves: Coming of Age on the Path of Zen (NONE) PDF

188 Pages·2013·7.6 MB·English
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by Gregory Shepherd| 2013| 188 pages| 7.6| English

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and “Deeply involving, instructive, and capable of touching any reader who cares about the search for meaning. and “–Mitch Horowitz, author of Occult America and “In being so frank about his own struggles and fantasies, Greg’s personal tale becomes something more universal. and “–David R. Loy, author of Money, Sex, War, Notes for a Buddhist RevolutionWhen Greg Shepherd was in his early twenties, he left New Jersey and joined the Koko An Zendo community in Hawaii. What began as a quest for enlightenment became Greg’s confrontation with his own inner his need for approval, his distrust of authority, and his ego-driven fixation on achieving the profound spiritual breakthrough of kensho ( and “the Big K and “). Later, in Japan, he struggled with prejudice and cultural rigidity and found his deeper meditations leading to actual panic attacks over fear of losing himself. Ultimately, he broke with Zen and his teachers to pursue a career in music.This frank memoir traces Greg Shepherd’s meandering path from seeker to disillusionment, and, over a decade later, his way back to Zen and inner peace. We experience Zen practice in Japan and Hawaii and meet Zen masters Yamada Koun Roshi and Robert Aitken, the and “dean of American Buddhism and ” (who had once pegged Greg as his successor). And we understand why Zen was so appealing to the American counterculture and how its profound lessons of focus and detachment remain insightful and important.Gregory Shepherd has studied Zen for his entire adult life in Hawaii and Japan. He is Professor of Music and Drama at Kauai Community College.

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Author:Gregory Shepherd
Publication Year:2013
ISBN:9781611720112
Pages:188
Language:English
File Size:7.6
Format:PDF
Price:FREE
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