{"product_id":"lotus-girl-my-life-at-the-crossroads-of-buddhism-and-america-hardcover","title":"Lotus Girl: My Life at the Crossroads of Buddhism and America - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHelen Tworkov\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom one of the central figures in Buddhism's introduction to the West and the founder of \u003ci\u003eTricycle\u003c\/i\u003e magazine comes a brilliant memoir of forging one's own path that Pico Iyer calls \"unflinching\" and \"indispensable.\" \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe daughter of an artist, Helen Tworkov grew up in the heady climate of the New York School of Abstract Expressionism; yet from an early age, she questioned the value of Western cultural norms. Her life was forever changed when she saw the iconic photo of Thich Quang Duc, the Vietnamese monk who, seated in meditation, set himself on fire to protest his government's crackdown on the Buddhist clergy. Tworkov realized that radically different states of mind truly existed and were worth exploring. At the age of twenty-two, she set off for Japan, then traveled through Cambodia, India, and eventually to Tibetan refugee camps in Nepal. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet against the arresting cultural backdrop of the sixties and their legacy, this intimate self-portrait depicts Tworkov's search for a true home as she interacts with renowned artists and spiritual luminaries including the Dalai Lama, Pema Chödrön, Joseph Goldstein, Bernie Glassman, Charles Mingus, Elizabeth Murray and Richard Serra. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInterweaving experience, research, and revelation, Helen Tworkov explores the relationship between Buddhist wisdom and American values, presenting a wholly unique look at the developing landscape of Buddhism in the West. \u003ci\u003eLotus Girl\u003c\/i\u003e offers insight not only into Tworkov's own search for the truth, but into the ways each of us can better understand and transform ourselves.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHelen Tworkov is founding editor of \u003ci\u003eTricycle: The Buddhist Review\u003c\/i\u003e, the first and only independent Buddhist magazine, and author of \u003ci\u003eZen in America: Profiles of Five Teachers\u003c\/i\u003e (North Point Press; 1989). She first encountered Buddhism in Asia in the 1960s and has studied in both the Zen and Tibetan traditions. Since 2006 she has been a student of the Kagyu and Nyingma Tibetan master Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, and has assisted him in the writing of \u003ci\u003eIn Love With The World: A Monk's Journey Through the Bardos of Living and Dying\u003c\/i\u003e (Spiegel and Grau; 2019) and \u003ci\u003eTurning Confusion into Clarity: A Guide to the Foundation Practices of Tibetan Buddhism\u003c\/i\u003e (Shambhala Publications; 2014).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.8 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 16, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51748825268512,"sku":"9781250321558","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5c27f36a7e307141b13bd4909d068adf.webp?v=1779917287","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/lotus-girl-my-life-at-the-crossroads-of-buddhism-and-america-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}