{"product_id":"one-blade-of-grass-finding-the-old-road-of-the-heart-a-zen-memoir-9781640092624","title":"One Blade of Grass: Finding the Old Road of the Heart, a Zen Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"If you've ever wondered how a messed up kid like you or me might master the wisdom of Zen, \u003ci\u003eOne Blade of Grass\u003c\/i\u003e is the adventure for you. It's great company--and after reading it, you might recognize that you're further along than you imagined.\" --David Hinton, editor and translator of \u003ci\u003eThe Four Chinese Classics\u003c\/i\u003e and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Wilds of Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne Blade of Grass\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of how meditation practice helped Henry Shukman to recover from the depression, anxiety, and chronic eczema he had had since childhood and to integrate a sudden spiritual awakening into his life. By turns humorous and moving, this beautifully written memoir demystifies Zen training, casting its profound insights in simple, lucid language, and takes the reader on a journey of their own, into the hidden treasures of life that contemplative practice can reveal to any of us.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This heartfelt and beautifully written memoir provides one of the most insightful, informative, and honest accounts of Zen practice yet to appear in English.\" --Stephen Batchelor, author of \u003ci\u003eAfter Buddhism\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Counterpoint LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781640092624\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.50w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Henry Shukman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38027345232053,"sku":"9781640092624","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_c6b140d1-05a7-4da5-b6c7-0c8d6f50623f.jpg?v=1609192668","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/one-blade-of-grass-finding-the-old-road-of-the-heart-a-zen-memoir-9781640092624","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}