9781568365657-1568365659-Eat Sleep Sit: My Year at Japan's Most Rigorous Zen Temple

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

ISBN-13: 9781568365657
ISBN-10: 1568365659
Edition: Reprint
Author: Kaoru Nonomura
Publication date: 2015
Publisher: Kodansha USA
Format: Paperback 328 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781568365657
ISBN-10: 1568365659
Edition: Reprint
Author: Kaoru Nonomura
Publication date: 2015
Publisher: Kodansha USA
Format: Paperback 328 pages

Summary

Eat Sleep Sit: My Year at Japan's Most Rigorous Zen Temple (ISBN-13: 9781568365657 and ISBN-10: 1568365659), written by authors Kaoru Nonomura, was published by Kodansha USA in 2015. With an overall rating of 3.5 stars, it's a notable title among other books. You can easily purchase or rent Eat Sleep Sit: My Year at Japan's Most Rigorous Zen Temple (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $1.36.

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At the age of thirty, Kaoru Nonomura left his family, his girlfriend, and his job as a designer in Tokyo to undertake a year of ascetic training at Eiheiji, one of the most rigorous Zen training temples in Japan. This book is Nonomura's recollection of his experiences. He skillfully describes every aspect of training, including how to meditate, how to eat, how to wash, even how to use the toilet, in a way that is easy to understand no matter how familiar a reader is with Zen Buddhism. This first-person account also describes Nonomura's struggles in the face of beatings, hunger, exhaustion, fear, and loneliness, the comfort he draws from his friendships with the other trainees, and his quiet determination to give his life spiritual meaning.


After writing Eat Sleep Sit, Kaoru Nonomura returned to his normal life as a designer, but his book has maintained its popularity in Japan, selling more than 100,000 copies since its first printing in 1996. Beautifully written, and offering fascinating insight into a culture of hardships that few people could endure, this is a deeply personal story that will appeal to all those with an interest in Zen Buddhism, as well as to anyone seeking spiritual growth.

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