A Jewish Mother in Shangri-la

Name: A Jewish Mother in Shangri-la
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ISBN: 9781570624599

Rosie Rosenzweig, Sylvia Boorstein

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Shambhala Publications Inc
09 July 2019

Philosophy

The heartwarming journey of a loving Jewish mother learning to understand and accept her son's Buddhist path--now available in paperback.

An old joke tells of a Jewish woman who treks to the Himalayas to seek an audience with a guru sitting in seclusion on a mountaintop. When at last she comes before him, she implores- ""Sheldon, come home!""

Rosie Rosenzweig became that Jewish mother-but in real life, the story has a different ending. Instead of asking her Buddhist son, Ben, to come home, Rosie accepts his invitation to find out about Buddhism firsthand. Together they visit retreat centers in Europe and Asia and meet leading meditation masters who are Ben's gurus- Vietnamese teacher Thich Nhat Hanh and Tibetan lamas Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche and Ch kyi Nyima Rinpoche. While struggling to come to terms with Ben's choice of a spiritual path so different from everything that she cherishes, Rosie finds that she is learning more about herself than she anticipated.

The adventures of Rosie recounts take her from her Boston suburb to a Zen hermitage in France, an enclave of Tibetan Buddhists in Nepal, and finally to her own spiritual home in Jerusalem. Whether she is practicing mindfulness meditation, sharing a cup of tea with a Zen master, or worrying about bowing down to idols, Rosie is intent in her quest to find common ground between two ancient traditions, to deepen her understanding of her son, and to find a way to her own authentic experience of truth. Hers is a mission of peace that seeks to build a bridge of understanding between cultures and faiths while remaining true to her own Jewish identity.

By: Rosie Rosenzweig
Foreword by: Sylvia Boorstein
Imprint: Shambhala Publications Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 215mm, Width: 139mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 232g
ISBN: 9781570624599
ISBN 10: 1570624593
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 09 July 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Rosie Rosenzweig is a poet, journalist, Jewish educator, and the author of The Jewish Guide to Boston and New England. The mother of three grown children, she lives with her psychotherapist-husband in Wayland, Massachusetts.