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Blowing Zen: Finding an Authentic Life

Blowing Zen: Finding an Authentic Life

Brooks, Ray

Paperback

Biographies GeneralBuddhismGeneral Music

ISBN10: 1591811708
ISBN13: 9781591811701
Publisher: Sentient Publications
Published: May 16 2011
Pages: 287
Weight: 0.58
Height: 0.62 Width: 5.09 Depth: 7.08
Language: English
As a young, up and coming electrical engineer living in England, Ray Brooks had everything he could want--a high paying job, late nights, and fast cars. All he was missing in his life was the meaning.

As a young, up and coming electrical engineer living in England, Ray Brooks had everything he could want--a high paying job, late nights, and fast cars. All he was missing in his life was the meaning.

A series of events brought him to Japan, where he met a man who played the shakuhachi, an ancient Japanese flute. That fortuitous interaction motivated Brooks to embark on a journey to learn this very difficult instrument.

Through playing the shakuhachi, he began to understand the Zen discipline that is a crucial aspect of Japanese culture. This understanding greatly changed his outlook on life, putting him in touch with his authentic self.

Blowing Zen's humor and its irresistible story of cultures converging lets the underlying message come through without preachiness: life is about finding your true calling, not just what brings you superficial joy. Brooks' spontaneous approach to the collaboration of art, mind, body, and spirit is inspiring and instructive.

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