{"product_id":"the-rainbow-road-from-tooting-broadway-to-kalimpong-memoirs-of-an-english-buddhist-paperback-1","title":"The Rainbow Road from Tooting Broadway to Kalimpong: Memoirs of an English Buddhist - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSangharakshita\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA vivid picture of the people, the places, and the experiences that shaped Sangharakshita's life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSangharakshita read the \u003ci\u003eDiamond Sutra\u003c\/i\u003e for the first time the summer he turned seventeen. It seemed to awaken him to something whose existence he had forgotten, and he joyfully embraced those profound teachings \"with an unqualified acceptance.\" This experience decided the whole future direction of his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this first volume of memoirs he describes how, from a working-class childhood in the London suburb of Tooting, he came, a twenty-four-year-old Buddhist novice monk, to Kalimpong in the eastern Himalayas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSangharakshita paints a vivid picture of the people, the places, and the experiences that shaped his life: his childhood, his army days, and the gurus he met during his years as a wandering ascetic staying in the caves and ashrams of India. He moves between the ordinary and the extraordinary, from the mundane to the sublime; his narrative takes in the psychological and aesthetic, the philosophical and spiritual. His experiences are both universal--love and loss, comedy and tragedy--and unique to his an exceptional life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSangharakshita\u003c\/b\u003e is the founder and principal teacher of Triratna, a worldwide Buddhist movement. With teaching experience spanning sixty years, he is the author of over forty books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Complete Works of Sangharakshita include all his previously published work, as well as talks, seminars and writings published here for the first time. The collection represents the definitive edition of his life's work as a Buddhist writer and teacher.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSangharakshita is the founder and principal teacher of Triratna, a worldwide Buddhist movement. With teaching experience spanning 60 years, he is the author of over 40 books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 552\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.7 x 9 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 12, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45882766852293,"sku":"9781909314856","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/dlJcmCP_so9781909314856_6ec07efc-2da3-49a3-9c8a-b01f3ab7aada.webp?v=1771801989","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/the-rainbow-road-from-tooting-broadway-to-kalimpong-memoirs-of-an-english-buddhist-paperback-1","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}