{"product_id":"9780062405203","title":"All Our Waves Are Water: Stumbling Toward Enlightenment and the Perfect Ride","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","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47105461387504,"sku":"9780062405203","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780062405203_p0.jpg?v=1769912673","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780062405203","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}