Ergebnis für "Lenz" in Buddhismus

Having snowboarded the tallest mountains in North America, young adventurer Frederick Lenz begins looking for the biggest snowboarding challenge he can find. His search for the ultimate high leads him to the snowy peaks of the Himalayas where, while surfing the snow-capped mountains, he experiences something much more profound. This transcendent adventure begins when he accidentally plows into a Buddhist monk named Master Fwap at the base of a mountain. This karmic incident leads Lenz on an adventure to unlock his spiritual destiny.

Winner of the Eric Hoffer and Benjamin Franklin literary awards, this biography tells the story of Rama, Dr. Frederick P. Lenz, (1950-1998), an enlightened spiritual teacher who taught a brilliant, boundary-breaking form of American Buddhism to tens of thousands of people. This biography includes interviews and stories from over 100 students and colleagues, each with a different perspective. Rama did not just speak about enlightenment; he modeled it. Compassionate, controversial, wise, honest, prescient, reverent, irreverent, he was always teaching and still is.