Journey to Mindfulness : The Autobiography of Bhante G.

by Gunaratana, Bhante Henepola; Malmgren, Jeanne

• ISBN13: 9780861713479
• ISBN10: 0861713478
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-10-01
• Publisher: Wisdom Publications

Summary

"Bhante Gunaratana - Bhante G., as he is affectionately called - has long been among the most beloved Buddhist teachers in the West. Ordained at twelve, he would eventually become the first Buddhist chaplain at an American university, the founder of a retreat center and monastery, and a bestselling author." "Here, Bhante G. lays bare the often-surprising ups and downs of his seventy-five years, from his boyhood in Sri Lanka to his decades of sharing the insights of the Buddha, telling his story with the "plain-English" approach for which he is so renowned."--BOOK JACKET.

Author Biography

Bhante Gunaratana was ordained at the age of twelve as a Buddhist monk in Sri Lanka, earned his PhD in philosophy from The American University, and has led meditation retreats, taught Buddhism, and lectured widely throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, and Australia. Bhante Henepola Gunaratana is the president of the Bhavana Society in High View, West Virginia, where he lives.

Jeanne Malmgren, a longtime Buddhist, has been a magazine and newspaper journalist since 1980. Her writing has won awards from the Florida Society of Newspaper Editors, the American Association of Sunday and Feature Editors, and the Society of Professional Journalists. She lives in Greenville, South Carolina.
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Table of Contents

Preface	7	(6)
1. Small Treasure	13	(22)
2. The Homeless Life	35	(22)
3. Escape	57	(14)
4. A Monk Once Again	71	(8)
5. Monks' School	79	(6)
6. Higher Ordination	85	(8)
7. The Final Cure: Meditation	93	(6)
8. The Struggle to Stay in School	99	(8)
9. Missionary Monk	107	(8)
10. Crossing the Ocean to India	115	(4)
11. The Relics and the Dalai Lama	119	(10)
12. Among the Untouchables	129	(12)
13. Under the Great Bodhi Tree	141	(8)
14. A Trip Back Home	149	(6)
15. My Father's Funeral	155	(10)
16. Malaysia	165	(8)
17. An Invitation to the West	173	(4)
18. Coming to America	177	(6)
19. Manual Labor Missionary	183	(8)
20. Mistaken for a Woman	191	(8)
21. "Officer Bhante G."	199	(12)
22. A Last Visit with My Mother	211	(6)
23. "Are You Mister Gunaratana?"	217	(10)
24. Breaking Free	227	(8)
25. Building a Monastery	235	(10)
26. No Price Tag	245	(8)
27. Chief Sangha Nayaka	253	(6)
Afterword	259