Rude Awakenings: Two Englishmen on Foot in Buddhism's Holy Land
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| Rating | : | 4.14 (871 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0861714857 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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Half raucous adventure and half inspirational memoir, Rude Awakenings documents an unusual pilgrimage. Rude Awakenings is a heady record of survival and spirituality set against the dramatic backdrop of one of India's most lawless regions.. Told alternately by Sucitto and Scott in their distinctive voices, this story blends self-effacing humor, philosophical explorations, drama, travel observations, and the occasional giant fruit bat. Two very different men--life-loving naturalist Nick Scott and austere Buddhist monk Ajahn Sucitto--together spend six months retracing the Buddha's footsteps through India
Nick Scott is a botanist and ecologist who has worked most of his life in conversation. He lives in the South of France. He is a popular teacher of meditation who conducts retreats around the world.Dr. . An accomplished writer and photographer, he has translated, written, and contributed to many books about Buddhism including Buddhism Without Beliefs, Verses from the Center, and The Tibet Guide. He lives in Chithurst, outside London.Stephen Batchelor has studied in Buddhist monasteries in India, Switzerland, and Korea. About the Author Ajahn Sucitto, a Theravadan Buddhist monk in the Thai forest tradition for twenty-eight years, is the Abbot of Chithurst Monastery in England
Amazon Customer said A book that you will read over and over. This is one of my favourite books of all time. You will laugh, you will cry and then you will be glad that you read this book. The authors write from their hearts and you almost feel like you are on the journey with them. They talk about their journey in India and also thi. There are many pearls hidden inside! This is a lovely book! It really seems like a genuine account of the travels of these 2 guys through "Mother India," which seems a little too, um, rough for my likes in travel. Yet it is just a great book!I was especially Ajahn Sucitto's words, which contained many wonderf. "Buddhist Pilgrimage by Westerners" according to Melanie M. LaMonica. A monk and his buddy from the west take off, on foot, to walk the trail of the Buddha. And it is as if you are with them each step, through the dust, oddities, mis-directions, wonders, people, gurus, monks and so much more. But most of all the varying perspectives of these
He lives in Chithurst, outside London.Stephen Batchelor has studied in Buddhist monasteries in India, Switzerland, and Korea. He is a popular teacher of meditation who conducts retreats around the world.Dr. Ajahn Sucitto, a Theravadan Buddhist monk in the Thai forest tradition for twenty-eight years, is the Abbot of Chithurst Monastery in England. . Nick Scott is a botanist and ecologist who has worked most of his life in conversation. He live