The Accidental Buddhist: Mindfulness, Enlightenment, and Sitting Still, American Style
In this succinct reading by Jack Hawkins, author Moore relates how persistent dissatisfaction and a hollowness in his life led him, a college writing professor, to investigate the resurgence of Buddhism (Algonquin, 1997). His self-styled American Buddhism Project led him to visit several diverse monasteries and retreats and delve into the wealth of contemporary literature. His insouciant account of these experiences makes the oftentimes impenetrable concepts of Buddhism accessible to the reader and contains striking, and important, parallels and contrasts between his own Catholic upbringing and ancient Buddhist traditions. Highly recommended.?Linda Bredengerd, Univ. of Pittsburgh Lib., Bradford, Pa.Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.