Touching ground : devotion and demons along the path to enlightenment / Tim Testu ; edited by Emma Varvaloucas ; introduction by Jeanette Testu ; foreword by Jaimal Yogis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Heng Ju, Bhikshu, 1944-1998, author.

Standardized Title:

Works. Selections

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Heng Ju, Bhikshu, 1944-1998.

Heng Ju.

Zen Buddhists--United States--Biography.

Zen Buddhists.

Buddhist monks--United States--Biography.

Buddhist monks.

United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

xii, 197 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Pre-publication title: Bad monk : devotion and demons along the path to enlightenment

Place of Publication:

Somerville, MA : Wisdom Publications, [2018]

Summary:

"The vivid story of a hippie, a carpenter, a Vietnam vet, an alcoholic, a marine engineer, and a great dad who battled his demons on the Buddhist path. From October 16, 1973, to August 17, 1974, Tim Testu walked all the way from San Francisco to Seattle, bowing his head to the ground every three steps. Tim Testu was one of the very first Americans to take ordination in Chinese Zen Buddhism. Touching Ground is simultaneously larger than life and entirely relatable; even as Tim finds his spiritual home with his teacher, the legendary Chan master Hsuan Hua, he nonetheless continues to struggle to overcome his addictions and his very human shortcomings. He died of leukemia in 1998 after packing ten lifetimes into 52 years."--Provided by publisher.

Contains:

Container of: Heng Ju, Bhikshu, 1944-1998. Three steps, one bow.

Other Format:

Online version: Heng Ju, Bhikshu, 1944-1998. Bad monk.

ISBN:

9781614293330

1614293333

OCLC:

1020298459