Instinct for Freedom : Finding Liberation Through Living

Clements, Alan

ISBN 10: 1577312120 / ISBN 13: 9781577312123

Published by New World Library, 2002

Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # 56560060-75

Synopsis:

Alan Clements was the first American to become a Buddhist monk in Burma, where he lived for the good part of a decade. Since leaving the monastery, he has become a spiritual maverick, working for global human rights and teaching his contemporary understanding of liberation to audiences around the world.
After twenty years of leading retreats, Clements presents his first book of spiritual exploration: Instinct for Freedom a compelling blend of adventurous autobiography and provocative inquiry. Here he presents what he calls World Dharma - an approach to spiritual development that mirrors the narrative of his visionary life. He gives voice to an essential spirituality that can be common to all people - an engaged mysticism based in one precious human value: freedom, the liberation from fear, ignorance, and dogma and the elevation of dignity, conscience, and beauty.

Synopsis: Buddhist teacher Alan Clements was the first Westerner to become a Buddhist monk in Burma, where he lived for ten years. After 30 years of teaching, this is Clements' first book of spiritual material. Through his extraordinary story, he presents an approach to spiritual development he calls "liberation through living". Clements gives voice to an essential spirituality that can be common to all people, regardless of their religious background.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Instinct for Freedom : Finding Liberation ...
Publisher: New World Library
Publication Date: 2002
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Edition: First Edition.