Eat Sleep Sit: My Year at Japan's Most Rigorous Zen Temple
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Intimate immersion in Japan's Zen monastic life.
If you've ever been curious about the monastic way and its stark contrast to our hectic daily lives, "Eat Sleep Sit" could be a revealing read for you. It's an authentic, personal journey into the disciplined world of a Zen temple, providing a unique insight into practices and philosophies rarely experienced by outsiders. This memoir might just inspire a sense of calm and a different perspective on the noise of modern living.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
Eat Sleep Sit: My Year at Japan's Most Rigorous Zen Temple
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ISBN: 9784770030757
Authors:
Kaoru Nonomura
Publisher: Kodansha USA
Date of Publication: 2009-04-01
Format: Hardcover
Goodreads rating: 4.06
(rated by 409 readers)
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At the age of thirty, Kaoru Nonomura left his family, his girlfriend, and his job as a designer in Tokyo to undertake a year of ascetic training at Eiheiji, one of the most rigorous Zen training temples in Japan. This book is Nonomura's recollection of his experiences. He skillfully describes every aspect of training, including how to meditate, how to eat, how to wash, even how to use the toilet, in a way that is easy to understand no matter how familiar a reader is with Zen Buddhism. This first-person account also describes Nonomura's struggles in the face of beatings, hunger, exhaustion, fear, and loneliness, the comfort he draws from his friendships with the other trainees, and his quiet determination to give his life spiritual meaning. After writing Eat Sleep Sit, Kaoru Nonomura returned to his normal life as a designer, but his book has maintained its popularity in Japan, selling more than 100,000 copies since its first printing in 1996. Beautifully written, and offering fascinating insight into a culture of hardships that few people could endure, this is a deeply personal story that will appeal to all those with an interest in Zen Buddhism, as well as to anyone seeking spiritual growth.
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Intimate immersion in Japan's Zen monastic life.
If you've ever been curious about the monastic way and its stark contrast to our hectic daily lives, "Eat Sleep Sit" could be a revealing read for you. It's an authentic, personal journey into the disciplined world of a Zen temple, providing a unique insight into practices and philosophies rarely experienced by outsiders. This memoir might just inspire a sense of calm and a different perspective on the noise of modern living.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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