{"product_id":"all-our-waves-are-water-stumbling-toward-enlightenment-and-the-perfect-ride-9780062405180","title":"All Our Waves Are Water: Stumbling Toward Enlightenment and the Perfect Ride","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this meditative memoir--a compelling fusion of \u003cem\u003eBarbarian Days\u003c\/em\u003e and the journals of Thomas Merton--the author of \u003cem\u003eSaltwater Buddha\u003c\/em\u003e reflects on his \"failing toward enlightenment,\" his continued search to find meaning and a greater understanding of grace in the world's oceans as well as everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn to a family of seekers, Jaimal Yogis left home at sixteen to surf in Hawaii and join a monastery--an adventure he chronicled in \u003cem\u003eSaltwater Buddha\u003c\/em\u003e. Now, in his early twenties, his heart is broken and he's lost his way. Hitting the road again, he lands in a monastery in Dharamsala, where he meets Sonam, a displaced Tibetan. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo help his friend, Jaimal makes a cockamamie attempt to reunite him with his family in Tibet by way of America. Though he does not succeed, witnessing Sonam's spirit in the face of failure offers Jaimal a deeper understanding of faith. When the two friends part, he cannot fathom the unlikely circumstances that will reunite them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAll Our Waves Are Water\u003c\/em\u003e follows Jaimal's trek from the Himalayas to Indonesia; to a Franciscan Friary in New York City to the dusty streets of Jerusalem; and finally to San Francisco's Ocean Beach. Along his journey, Jaimal prays and surfs; mourning a lost love and seeking something that keeps eluding him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe poet Rumi wrote, \"We are not a drop in the ocean. We are the ocean in a drop.\" \u003cem\u003eAll Our Waves Are Water\u003c\/em\u003e is Jaimal's \"attempt to understand the ocean in a drop, to find that one moon shining in the water everywhere\"--to find the mystery that unites us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eYogis, Jaimal:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eJaimal Yogis\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eis an award-winning writer, outdoorsman, and frequent teacher. He is the author of the memoir \u003cem\u003eSaltwater Buddha\u003c\/em\u003e, which has been made into a feature documentary film, and \u003cem\u003eThe Fear Project: What Our Most Primal Emotion Taught Me About Survival, Success, Surfing, and Love\u003c\/em\u003e. A graduate of Columbia Journalism School, he has written for \u003cem\u003eESPN: The Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSan Francisco\u003c\/em\u003e magazine, \u003cem\u003eSurfer's Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, and many other publications. He lives in San Francisco with his wife, Amy, and their three sons.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Wave","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50459909226770,"sku":"9780062405180","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7664d11c-2c5f-47ac-872e-40c63c7067f3.jpg?v=1730014227","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/all-our-waves-are-water-stumbling-toward-enlightenment-and-the-perfect-ride-9780062405180","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}