Single white monk : tales of death, failure, and bad sex (although not necessarily in that order)

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Single white monk : tales of death, failure, and bad sex (although not necessarily in that order)

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tales of death, failure, and bad sex (although not necessarily in that order)

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Shozan Jack Haubner

Language

eng

Summary

"Think the life of a Zen monk is all serenity, peace, and austerity? Think again. Here, Shozan Jack Haubner gives an often-hilarious, always-candid account of what it's really like behind those monastery walls. Haubner's adventures include memories of his dysfunctional Midwestern family that drove him ultimately to declare, "I think I should be a monk!" to a madcap account of the night he got stoned and snuck out of the monastery, alongside more sobering accounts such as his life-threatening brush with illness, the profound impact of a dear friend's death, and reflections on the controversy that rocked his Zen community. That he finds timeless wisdom in both the tragic and the absurd is a tribute to Haubner's gifts as a writer and humorist, and to his clear insights into the nature of self and what the practice of Zen is all about" --

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Biography type

autobiography

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PUL

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294.3/927092
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no index present

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non fiction

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