Sprinting Backwards to God - Softcover

Roshi, Duncan Shoko; Sings-Alone, Duncan Shoco

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1504340779 ISBN 13: 9781504340779

Publisher: Balboa Press, 2015

Synopsis

Sprinting Backwards to God tells of a hilarious and poignant journey with Grandfather Duncan Shoko Sings-Alone. From an early age, he yearned to serve God as a minister, but the Spirits had a different plan for him. They did everything they could to disrupt his dash toward the Christian ministry. After relinquishing his dream of the ministry, a Native American medicine man called Grandfather back to his roots. After seven years of intensive training, Grandfather created and led a large, intertribal sweat lodge community. Sprinting Backwards to God is his story and testament that there are many ways to God—and sprinting backwards might be one. Sprinting Backwards to God is the first book about Grandfather’s unusual journey. The second, Stalking Nirvana: The Native American (Red Path) Zen Way, continues the story. The Spirits insisted he teach the dominant culture how to relate to Grandmother Earth in a positive way. They opened the door to the Zen Buddhist world, which enthusiastically embraced his teachings. Ultimately, he continued to sprint backwards and became an ordained priest and Roshi within the Zen Garland Order.

About this title

About the Author

Duncan Shoko Sings-Alone, a Roshi and grandfather chief of the Free Cherokees and spiritual director of Red Path Zen, lives in Massachusetts and Michigan with his wife, Priscilla Cogan, and their two shelties. Shoko Sings-Alone divides his time between teaching, writing, and guiding his Red Path Zen sanghas of the Zen Garland Order. Priscilla is a novelist, playwright, poet, and Native American pipe carrier. Her poetry graces this book.

We live in a sacred world.

Edition details

• Publisher: Balboa Press
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1504340779
• ISBN 13: 9781504340779
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 222