{"product_id":"9781565128514","title":"The Accidental Buddhist: Mindfulness, Enlightenment, and Sitting Still","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA journey through the diverse landscape of American Buddhism, written with a “blessedly down-to-earth sense of humor” (Rodger Kamenetz, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Jew in the Lotus\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In an era when many of us yearn for an escape from a culture of noise and narcissism, this book takes us into the physical and spiritual geography of Buddhism, American-style: from a weekend at a mountain retreat for corporate executives learning effective ways to cope with stress, to a visit with a Zen teacher holding classes in an old Quaker farmhouse, to a meeting with a Catholic priest who’s also a Zen master.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Both a lively introduction to this Eastern spiritual tradition and a colorful portrait of American society, \u003ci\u003eThe Accidental Buddhist\u003c\/i\u003e “makes the oftentimes impenetrable concepts of Buddhism accessible to the reader and contains striking, and important, parallels and contrasts between [the author’s] own Catholic upbringing and ancient Buddhist traditions” (\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “A travelogue detailing the tremendous diversity within American Buddhism. His anecdotes make it clear that the umbrella term ‘Buddhist’ encompasses strict Zen monks, laid-back Tibetan politicos, and beatnik holdover Allen Ginsberg. In his travels, Moore attends weekend retreats, chronicles the Dalai Lama’s 1996 visit to Indiana, and grooves to Change Your Mind Day, a meditative Buddha-fest in New York City’s Central Park. . . . He finds that his family is his sangha (monastery), and while he still feels he is ‘probably a fairly lousy Buddhist,’ he will eclectically combine his various forms of new knowledge to find a path that makes sense to him. Now that may be an authentic American Buddhism.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Workman Publishing Company, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47137803010288,"sku":"9781565128514","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781565128514_p0.jpg?v=1769899773","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781565128514","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}