Autumn Light (el. knyga) (skaityta knyga) | Edwina Norton | knygos.lt

Aprašymas

Autumn Light: My Fifty Years in Zen is one woman's witness to the half-century when Zen Buddhism took root in the West. At the age of 78, author Edwina Norton was ordained a Zen priest and immediately thereafter participated in a rigorous three-month training at Tassajara Zen Mountain Monastery in California. Told in the intimate voice of a dharma friend, Autumn Light weaves Norton’s life experiences with the Zen teachings and practice that sustained her through personal and professional challenges while raising two sons alone. Now retired to the Pacific Northwest, she practices with a small Zen community of young and older Zen students. Her late-in-life commitment as a priest has sparked a series of challenges that have tested her resolve to follow the rigorous practices of the Zen tradition. Priesthood has also rewarded her with unexpected, new insights into the meaning of her life.