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Bow First, Ask Questions Later : Ordination, Love, and Monastic Zen in Japan, EPUB eBook

Bow First, Ask Questions Later : Ordination, Love, and Monastic Zen in Japan EPUB

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What happens when a liberal, free-spirited, modern American girl goes on a spiritual quest into structured, disciplined, traditional Japanese Zen life?

Gesshin Claire Greenwood was a liberal, free-spirited American girl who found meaning and freedom in disciplined, traditional Japanese Zen life. However, she came to question not only contemporary American values but also traditional monastic ones.

This book is about becoming an adultabout sexuality, religion, work, ethics, and individualitybut it is also about being a human being trying to be happy. Questioning is a theme that runs throughout the book: how can I be happy? What is true? What is authentic? The reader is invited along a journey that is difficult, inspiring, sad, funny, and sincere.

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