Description: Bow First, Ask Questions Later : Ordination, Love, and Monastic Zen in Japan, Paperback by Greenwood, Gesshin Claire, ISBN 161429397X, ISBN-13 9781614293972, Brand New, Free shipping in the US What happens when afree-spirited, modern American girl goes on a spiritual quest intostructured, traditional Japanese Zen life? Gesshin Claire Greenwood was a liberal, free-spirited American girl who found meaning and freedom in disciplined, traditional Japanese Zen life. However, she came to question not only contemporary American values but also traditional monastic ones. This book is about becoming an adult'about sexuality, religion, work, ethics, and individuality'but it is also about being a human being trying to be happy. Questioning is a theme that runs throughout th: how can I be happy? What is true? What is authentic? The reader is invited along a journey that is difficult, inspiring, sad, funny, and sincere.
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Book Title: Bow First, Ask Questions Later : Ordination, Love, and Monastic Zen in Japan
Number of Pages: 264 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Wisdom Publications
Publication Year: 2018
Topic: Buddhism / General (See Also Philosophy / Buddhist), Religious, Buddhism / Zen (See Also Philosophy / Zen), Sexuality & Gender Studies
Item Height: 0.6 in
Genre: Religion, Biography & Autobiography
Item Weight: 8.6 Oz
Item Length: 8 in
Author: Gesshin Claire Greenwood
Item Width: 5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
