Mediocre Monk: A Stumbling Search for Answers in a Forest Monastery Lindsley Grant
Mediocre Monk: A Stumbling Search for Answers in a Forest Monastery Lindsley Grant "I loved--and to a slightly uncomfortable degree related to--this book."Charles Bethea, staff writer at The New…
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Mediocre Monk: A Stumbling Search for Answers in a Forest Monastery Lindsley Grant
"I loved--and to a slightly uncomfortable degree related to--this book."Charles Bethea, staff writer at The New YorkerFunny, perceptive, and deeply personal, Mediocre Monk follows Grant Lindsley's rocky journey toward spiritual growth--one that ultimately leads him to places he never imagined.After the sudden death of a friend, Grant Lindsley abandons his corporate job to train as a monk in one of the strictest Buddhist traditions on earth. He shaves his head and eyebrows, eats one bowl of food a day, and lives in a cave, his solitude punctuated by brushes with snakes, scorpions, and drug smugglers.But Lindsley can't transform himself into the profound guru he envisions--he's hungry, restless, and lacking in the humility that monkhood requires. Lost and bereft, he believes he can find answers in the mountains of Thailand.