{"product_id":"all-our-waves-are-water-9780062405180","title":"All Our Waves Are Water","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this meditative memoir--a compelling fusion of \u003cem\u003eBarbarian Days\u003c\/em\u003e and the journals of Thomas Merton--the author of \u003cem\u003eSaltwater Buddha\u003c\/em\u003e reflects on his \"failing toward enlightenment,\" his continued search to find meaning and a greater understanding of grace in the world's oceans as well as everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn to a family of seekers, Jaimal Yogis left home at sixteen to surf in Hawaii and join a monastery--an adventure he chronicled in \u003cem\u003eSaltwater Buddha\u003c\/em\u003e. Now, in his early twenties, his heart is broken and he's lost his way. Hitting the road again, he lands in a monastery in Dharamsala, where he meets Sonam, a displaced Tibetan. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo help his friend, Jaimal makes a cockamamie attempt to reunite him with his family in Tibet by way of America. Though he does not succeed, witnessing Sonam's spirit in the face of failure offers Jaimal a deeper understanding of faith. When the two friends part, he cannot fathom the unlikely circumstances that will reunite them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAll Our Waves Are Water\u003c\/em\u003e follows Jaimal's trek from the Himalayas to Indonesia; to a Franciscan Friary in New York City to the dusty streets of Jerusalem; and finally to San Francisco's Ocean Beach. Along his journey, Jaimal prays and surfs; mourning a lost love and seeking something that keeps eluding him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe poet Rumi wrote, \"We are not a drop in the ocean. We are the ocean in a drop.\" \u003cem\u003eAll Our Waves Are Water\u003c\/em\u003e is Jaimal's \"attempt to understand the ocean in a drop, to find that one moon shining in the water everywhere\"--to find the mystery that unites us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Wave\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/27\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062405180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.30w x 0.80d","brand":"Jaimal Yogis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43040153698485,"sku":"9780062405180","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_7e879ac4-86b8-42c2-8a26-c315ca5530d3.jpg?v=1689085786","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/all-our-waves-are-water-9780062405180","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}