All Our Waves Are Water: Stumbling Toward Enlightenment and the Perfect Ride
In this meditative memoirâa compelling fusion of Barbarian Days and the journals of Thomas Mertonâthe author of Saltwater Buddha reflects on his "failing toward enlightenment," his continued search to find meaning and a greater understanding of grace in the worldâs oceans as well as everyday life.
Born to a family of seekers, Jaimal Yogis left home at sixteen to surf in Hawaii and join a monasteryâan adventure he chronicled in Saltwater Buddha. Now, in his early twenties, his heart is broken and heâs lost his way. Hitting the road again, he lands in a monastery in Dharamsala, where he meets Sonam, a displaced Tibetan.Â
To 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 Sonamâs 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.Â
All Our Waves Are Water follows Jaimalâs trek from the Himalayas to Indonesia; to a Franciscan Friary in New York City to the dusty streets of Jerusalem; and finally to San Franciscoâs Ocean Beach. Along his journey, Jaimal prays and surfs; mourning a lost love and seeking something that keeps eluding him.
The poet Rumi wrote, "We are not a drop in the ocean. We are the ocean in a drop." All Our Waves Are Water is Jaimalâs "attempt to understand the ocean in a drop, to find that one moon shining in the water everywhere"âto find the mystery that unites us.
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PRODUCT DETAILS :
ISBN: 9780062405180 | |
BY (AUTHOR) Yogis, Jaimal | |
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins Publishers Inc | PUBLICATION DATE: August 23, 2018 |
COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION: United States | IMPRINT: Harper Wave |
LANGUAGE: English | AGE: General |
PRODUCT FORM: Paperback / softback |
PRODUCT CATEGORY :
Biography, Literature & Literary studies
Health, Relationships & Personal development
Philosophy & Religion
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