| One Hundred Days of Solitude: Losing Myself and Finding Grace on a Zen Retreat Contributor(s): Dobisz, Jane (Author) |
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ISBN: 0861715381 ISBN-13: 9780861715381 Publisher: Wisdom Publications OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2007 Annotation: In the middle of winter, Jane Dobisz arrives at a lonely, primitive cabin armed with nothing but modest food supplies and an intensely regimented daily schedule that she thumbtacks to the wall. "3: 15 A.M. Wake Up. 3: 20 300 Bows. 4: 00 Ma. 4: 15 Sitting. 4: 45 Walking." And so it goes, for 100 days. Dobisz, inspired by her Korean Zen master's discipline of long, solitary retreats, has decided to embark on a retreat of her own. The unfolding story of her experience i related here. The suburban-raised Dobisz weaves amusing anecdotes about learning to live a Walden-like existence -- water comes from a well, wood needs to be chopped -- with Zen teachings and striking insights into the miracles and foibles of the human mind when there's nothing on hand to distract it. Entertaining and inspiring, the book is a joyous testament to the benefits that solitude and reflection can bring to all. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Buddhism - Zen (see Also Philosophy - Zen) |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2007036422 |
| Physical Information: 0.48" H x 6.34" W x 9" (0.59 lbs) 144 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Buddhist |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In One Hundred Days of Solitude: Losing My Self and Finding Grace on a Zen Retreat, American teacher of Korean Zen Jane Dobisz (Zen Master Bon Yeon), recalls her first solitary meditation stint in the woods. Luckily, this is not just a recounting of a winter's worth of cabin fever. Instead, Dobisz takes us into her cabin, and into her mind, as she tries--at least temporarily--to live a Walden-like existence. All the bowing and meditating and wood-chopping that is part and parcel of her retreat is hardly first nature, but the good-humored and tenacious Dobisz is able to adapt, and to relate her hundred days with moving insight and humanity. Her Solitude in fact offers us all a chance to commune with her and to look inside and rediscover our own grace. |
Contributor Bio(s): Dobisz, Jane: - Jane Dobisz (Zen Master Bon Yeon) is a Guiding Teacher of the Cambridge Zen Center, where she was Abbot for four years and where she lived for ten years. A student of Zen Master Seung Sahn since 1982, she has practiced extensively in the U.S., Europe, and Asia. An advisor in the financial services industry, she lives in the Boston area with her husband and daughter. |
