One blade of grass : finding the old road of the heart: a Zen memoir / Henry Shukman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shukman, Henry, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shukman, Henry.

Zen Buddhism--Biography.

Zen Buddhism.

Genre:

Biographies.

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

xii, 339 pages ; 21 cm

Edition:

First paperback edition.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, California : Counterpoint Press, 2019.

Summary:

"One Blade of Grass tells the story of how meditation practice helped Henry Shukman to recover from the depression, anxiety, and chronic eczema he had had since childhood and to integrate a sudden spiritual awakening into his life. This... memoir demystifies Zen training, casting its profound insights in simple, lucid language, and takes the reader on a journey of their own, into hidden treasures of life that contemplative practice can reveal to any of us."--Page 4 of cover.

Contents:

Part 1 One Bright Pearl

Speedy's Dog p. 13

Skin Deep p. 23

The Gap p. 42

Homecoming p. 54

The Alternatives p. 69

Tired of London, Tired of Life p. 83

Stillness p. 95

Part 2 The Ox and the Mosquito

Lawrence Land p. 119

Reluctant Mystic p. 135

Monastery p. 163

Teacher, Teacher p. 178

Sweet Obedience p. 204

Black Hole p. 229

Part 3 Calf Born of a Bill

Koan of the Suburbs p. 247

Absolute Zero p. 265

Book Burial p. 296

No Other p. 311

Mountain Cloud p. 323.

ISBN:

9781640092624

1640092625

OCLC:

1085205562