The Accidental Buddhist: Mindfulness, Enlightenment, and Sitting StillTHE ACCIDENTAL BUDDHIST is the funny, provocative story of how Dinty Moore went looking for the faith he'd lost in what might seem the most unlikely of places: the ancient Eastern tradition of Buddhism. Moore demystifies and explains the contradictions and concepts of this most mystic-seeming of religious traditions. This plain-spoken, insightful look at the dharma in America will fascinate anyone curious about the wisdom of other cultures and other religions. "Sure of foot in complex terrain, and packing a blessedly down-to-earth sense of humor, Dinty Moore is the perfect scout for the new frontiers of American Buddhism."--Rodger Kamenetz, author of THE JEW IN THE LOTUS and STALKING ELIJAH. |
Contents
Me and My GreenThumbed Monkey | |
Was Jesus a Bodhisattva? | |
And Your Karma | |
Life Without a Cushion | |
A High View from a | |
You Are What You | |
The Dalai Lama | |
Fruitless Searching on the Fruited | |
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The Accidental Buddhist: Mindfulness, Enlightenment, and Sitting Still Dinty W. Moore Limited preview - 1997 |
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