{"product_id":"three-years-on-the-great-mountain-a-memoir-of-zen-and-fearlessness-9781645472827","title":"Three Years on the Great Mountain: A Memoir of Zen and Fearlessness","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn invigorating memoir about a young woman pushed to her limits at a Zen monastery in Hawai'i, where she learns that the key to unlocking the ultimate breakthrough is igniting her fighting spirit. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt twenty-five, activist Cristina Moon faced an impossible task: preparing for the possibility of arrest and torture inside military-ruled Myanmar. Her response? Learning Buddhist meditation. So began what would become a decades-long spiritual path--eventually leading her to a Zen temple and martial arts dojo in Hawaiʻi with a timeless method of warrior Zen training. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOffering a bracing account of three years of mind-body-spirit training at Daihonzan Chozen-ji, a Rinzai Zen temple and martial arts dojo, Moon powerfully captures the rigors and realizations that finally shaped her into a Zen priest whose highest directive is to give fearlessness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold with immersive detail and an unique Asian American female perspective, Three Years on the Great Mountain chronicles Moon's straight-up-the-mountain training regimen at Chozen-ji, conducted every day and often through the nights. Through the spiritual forging of daily Zen meditation, manual labor, swordsmanship, and Japanese tea ceremony, she discovers a newfound conviction that self mastery and spiritual growth can take fierce form. Embraced by local Hawaiʻi and Japanese culture, and a community of discipline, respect, and discovery, she discovers a profound sense of home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCRISTINA MOON\u003c\/b\u003e is a Buddhist priest, writer, and strategist who lives at Daihonzan Chozen-ji, a Rinzai Zen temple and martial arts dojo in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, known for its rigorous method of mind, body, and spiritual training. After a global career in human rights and social change, and even graduating from business school at Stanford, she now lives in the secluded grounds of Chozen-ji helping others develop the sensitivity and strength needed to stay calm amid chaos and accord with the myriad changes of today's fast-moving world.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Shambhala","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50616524144914,"sku":"9781645472827","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8b56bda5-8a14-44d1-8c5c-e42edc079acf.jpg?v=1732505096","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/three-years-on-the-great-mountain-a-memoir-of-zen-and-fearlessness-9781645472827","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}