Bare-Bones Meditation: Waking Up from the Story of My Life - Softcover
Synopsis
Born with only one hand, Joan Tollifson grows up feeling different. She comes out as a lesbian in the tumultuous 1960's, sinks into alcoholism and drug abuse, sobers up in 1973, becomes a political activist, embraces Zen Buddhism and then a very bare-bones spirituality that has no fixed form or tradition, and spends a number of years living and working at a rural meditation retreat center. Bare-Bones Meditation reveals the inner process of the mind in a new way, and Tollifson's account is beautifully written--intense and from the heart.
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From the Publisher
What so many people (including me) enjoy about this book is that its not by a teacher but by a student. Here's someone who experiences all the ups and downs we do and is not afraid to admit it, examine what's happening, and write her way out of it. When I read Joan's book, I find it hard to believe that it's her writing and not mine, she so precisely describes the difficulties and delights of meditation practice. She doesnt miss a beat.
--Toinette Lippe, editorial director of Bell Tower
From the Author
Contrary to the description, this is actually an abridged version of the book. It does not include the entire book. It also includes some extra material that is not in the original book, but only appears in the audio version.
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- PublisherHarmony/Rodale/Convergent
- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 0517887924
- ISBN 13 9780517887929
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages260
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