Eat Sleep Sit: My Year at Japan's Most Rigorous Zen Temple

Buy discount Eat Sleep Sit: My Year at Japan's Most Rigorous Zen Temple. At the age of thirty, Kaoru Nonomura left his family, his girlfriend, and his job as a designer to undertake a year of ascetic training at Eiheiji, Eat Sleep Sit: My Year at Japan's Most Rigorous Zen Temple one of the most rigorous Zen training temples in Japan This book is Nonomura's account of his experiences He skillfully describes every aspect of training, including how to meditate, how to eat, how to wash, and even how to use the toilet, in a way that is easy to understand even for readers with no knowledge of Zen Buddhism ... Learn more »

Eat Sleep Sit: My Year at Japan's Most Rigorous Zen Temple Review: Eat Sleep Sit: My Year at Japan's Most Rigorous Zen Temple. Kaoru Nonomura decided to throw away his normal life and for a time live in one of the most rigorous, harrowing Zen temples in Japan. Why did he do this? For the experience, we presume. His motivation was not altogether clear.And what an experience it was. As he chronicles in Eat Sleep Sit, he endured brutal training, harsh discipline, and an altogether uncomfortable way of living on his way to reaching enlightenment.But don't expect a philosophical book. This book does not wax philosophical, it chronicles what seems like the mundane ... Read more »

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