The accidental buddhist: mindfulness, enlightenment, and sitting still

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""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Prelude""; ""PART 1: ZEN MIND, MUDDLED MIND""; ""1 Buddha 101: Stumbling Up Monkey Mind Mountain""; ""2 One Bright Idea: My American Buddhism Project""; ""3 Just Sitting: I Obsess a Lot, and Then I Get Distracted""; ""4 Zen Gardening: Me and My Green-Thumbed Monkey""; ""5 Why Do Tibetans Have Such Trouble with Their Vacuum Cleaners? They Lack Attachments""; ""PART 2: PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT""; ""6 Catholic Boy Zen: Was Jesus a Bodhisattva?""; ""7 You Can Change Your Mind: And Your Karma, Too""; ""8 The Work Koan: Life Without a Cushion"";THE ACCIDENTAL BUDDHIST is the funny, provocative story of how Dinty Moore went looking for the faith he'd lost in what might seem the most unlikely of places: the ancient Eastern tradition of Buddhism. Moore demystifies and explains the contradictions and concepts of this most mystic-seeming of religious traditions. This plain-spoken, insightful look at the dharma in America will fascinate anyone curious about the wisdom of other cultures and other religions. "Sure of foot in complex terrain, and packing a blessedly down-to-earth sense of humor, Dinty Moore is the perfect scout for the new frontiers of American Buddhism."--Rodger Kamenetz, author of THE JEW IN THE LOTUS and STALKING ELIJAH.