{"product_id":"innermore-seeing-what-lies-within-9798988507017","title":"Innermore: Seeing What Lies Within","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"It's still not always easy. Still I have to try. I seem to have to try with everything, but I remember\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esomething. The Buddha spoke of a divine way to exist. I've tried to understand the divine for years, but\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eit always seemed to elude me. I've heard friends talk about the divine, I've been to classes on the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edivine, I've read about the divine, and now I'm going to try and live in the divine.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"We can be the enigmatic and beautiful people who end up here.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Janes was introduced to Buddhism in the midst of his recovery from drug addiction. Realizing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethat the selfishness he grew accustomed to no longer applied Michael sought to change. A vast\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecollection of personal notes became his inspiration to write a book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInnermore is a snapshot of the roughly one thousand pages of Michael's writings that were put together\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eover his nearly twenty years of spiritual practice. It follows his quest to try and understand people, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esociety, and ultimately himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael seemed to always be searching for something. He longed for meaningful connection, but found\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethat this connection was not easy for him. Instead of growing discouraged Michael decided to express\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehimself through words on paper. Using poetry, imagery and plenty of imagination he ended up painting\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea picture of his world as he was living it. The result was unexpected. Michael found the connection he\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewas looking for, and he transformed his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou're invited to come explore Michael's journey in this one-of-a-kind book! It is a unique telling of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe Buddhist experience playing out real time in one man's life. It transformed Michael, and it can do\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe same for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Janes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/25\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798988507017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.52d","brand":"Michael Janes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43112194539701,"sku":"9798988507017","price":11.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_8d133819-0334-42fc-b797-8aa849d9c22f.jpg?v=1693930740","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/innermore-seeing-what-lies-within-9798988507017","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}