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A Straight Road with 99 Curves: Coming of Age on the Path of Zen
By Gregory Shepherd and Ruben LF Habito
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I have been a practicionor of Zen for many years and have come and gone from the center in my hometown of Rochester, NY for various reasons and may be finding my way back into training someday soon. Despite that, Zazen has been a gift in my life and one that I continue to utilize each day.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I enjoyed this memoir very much. My only complaint is that the book wasn't longer. Hardly anything on koan study which is so important to his lineage. I hope his road takes a lengthy autobiography turn so that I can read about his high school academic and running success, his career in music, his family, etc., which I know I would enjoy immensely due to Mr. Shepherd's breezy writing style and interesting life.
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