Three Steps, One Bow
American Buddhist Monks' 1,100-mile Journey for World Peace
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Publisher Description
Based on the principle that peace in the world begins with peace in our hearts, two American monks, Heng Ju and Heng Yo, undertook an arduous 10 month pilgrimage in 1973. As they bowed down in full prostrations to the ground once every three steps, they prayed for world peace and sought spiritual awakening. A collection of excerpts from the journal they kept, this book offers an honest and moving account of their journey as they relate their internal and external hardships as well as their interactions with their teacher, Master Hsuan Hua, and their awakenings. This book shows Buddhism in its true form: a practice to transform the mind and thereby the world in which we live.
Customer Reviews
Fascinating
This is a fascinating account of how an American ex-sailor took vows as a Buddhist monk from a Chinese master in San Francisco. He then embraced the ancient Asian practice of bowing and embarked on a year-long journey from San Francisco to Seattle, bowing after every third step.
This journey shows determination, perseverance and humor.
My favorite anecdote is when he accidentally uses poison ivy as toilet paper.