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Journeys of Transformation - Searching for No-Self in Western Buddhist Travel Narratives (Hardcover)
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Journeys of Transformation - Searching for No-Self in Western Buddhist Travel Narratives (Hardcover)
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Western Buddhist travel narratives are autobiographical accounts of
a journey to a Buddhist culture. Dozens of such narratives have
since the 1970s describe treks in Tibet, periods of residence in a
Zen monastery, pilgrimages to Buddhist sites and teachers, and
other Asian odysseys. The best known of these works is Peter
Matthiessen's The Snow Leopard; further reflections emerge from
thirty writers including John Blofeld, Jan Van de Wetering, Thomas
Merton, Oliver Statler, Robert Thurman, Gretel Ehrlich, and Bill
Porter. The Buddhist concept of 'no-self' helps these authors
interpret certain pivotal experiences of 'unselfing' and is also a
catalyst that provokes and enables such events. The writers'
spiritual memoirs describe how their journeys brought about a new
understanding of Buddhist enlightenment and so transformed their
lives. Showing how travel can elicit self-transformation, this book
is a compelling exploration of the journeys and religious changes
of both individuals and Buddhism itself.
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