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Lotus Girl

- My Life at the Crossroads of Buddhism and America

  • Format
  • Bog, hardback
  • Engelsk

Beskrivelse

From one of the central figures in Buddhism's introduction to the West and the founder of Tricycle magazine comes a brilliant memoir of forging one’s own path that Pico Iyer calls 'unflinching' and 'indispensable.'The daughter of an artist, Helen Tworkov grew up in the heady climate of the New York School of Abstract Expressionism; yet from an early age, she questioned the value of Western cultural norms. At the age of twenty-two, she set off for Japan, then traveled through Cambodia, India, and eventually to Tibetan refugee camps in Nepal.Set against the arresting cultural backdrop of the sixties and their legacy, this intimate self-portrait depicts Tworkov's search for a true home as she interacts with renowned artists and spiritual luminaries including the Dalai Lama, Pema Chödrön, Joseph Goldstein, Bernie Glassman, Charles Mingus, Elizabeth Murray, and Richard Serra.Interweaving experience, research, and revelation, Helen Tworkov explores the relationship between Buddhist wisdom and American values, presenting a wholly unique look at the developing landscape of Buddhism in the West. Lotus Girl offers insight not only into Tworkov's own search for the truth, but into the ways each of us can better understand and transform ourselves.

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Detaljer
  • SprogEngelsk
  • Sidetal336
  • Udgivelsesdato13-05-2024
  • ISBN139781250321558
  • Forlag St. Martin's Press
  • FormatHardback
Størrelse og vægt
  • Vægt524 g
  • Dybde3,2 cm
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    10 cm
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    16,4 cm
    24,2 cm

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