Unexpectedly wonderful

I wasn't really sure what to expect when I started listening but I'm so glad I did listen to the end. This was brilliant and insightful and has definitely encouraged me to start making my own zen journey.

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It's liberation, Jim, but not as we know it...

Chuck Palahniuk meets Brad Warner with a dash of lemon zest! Raw, gut-wrenching and full of insights into compost, marriage, head-ass relocation and Zen buddhism.

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Real and firsthand experience

Love how it’s all about his own personal journey with no alterations. It’s a real human life going through real human life experiences and glorifies nothing.

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Brilliant! Gross! Hilarious!

recommended to me by my Zen teacher, this book really humanise zen for me. brilliant

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Enlightening in the most unexpected way.

There were times when I wasn't really sure what the purpose of this book was: memoir? guide to life? introduction to zen? Though an interesting journey through the experiences and errors of the author, it was only until the latter third that it all started to come together and I could see that the messages of the book - at least, the ones I took from it - require all the prior anecdotes.

What is most encouraging and engaging is how human and relatable the stories and experiences are and, therefore, how relevant the journey.

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Hilarious, Earthy, Witty and insightful

I found this to be incredibly funny and insightful into the life of a monk. I especially found the gay friend antics and his doppelganger to be hysterical and steeped in suspense, Is it really him? does he have a double life? is he entertain a double personality disorder? and then the Gay friend notices the smallest detail to unravel it all haha.

I would recommend this book to anyone wanting to both feel relaxed, have a laugh and find inner peace, If this monk can find it I am sure anyone can with a little practice haha.

I am so grateful to the monk Jack Haubner for writing and reading this book, I will do my best to spread the word about your book. Out of al my audible listens so far, this is by far my favourite.

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Not what I was expecting - but absolutely loved!

I came across this book by mistake searching for Leonard Cohen books. I was expecting another mindfulness / spiritual enlightenment journey type autobiography but got SO much more

Funny, insightful , well written and yes enlightening I didn’t want the book to end

A must read whether your interested in zen / spirituality or not. It’s a humorous , spot on account of what it is to be a human in this crazy world we live in. Makes you think but not
Think too much :@)

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Hilarious, heartfelt and gives a refreshing angle on zen.

It was really fun, you end up getting a great lesson in Zen but in the opposite way than you would expect.

It's very personal and shows how everyone's journey and search is so unique.

Maybe even better if you have tried Buddhist or zen practice as there are some Buddhist terms. This book really trashes the idea of being holy or trying to improve yourself through a spiritual practice.

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everything you wanted to know about Buddhism (but we're afraid to ask)

if anyone is interested in starting a road to spiritual growth then this is certainly one of the books you might suggest they read.
in places hilariously funny, clearly conceived and written in modern American this is a highly rewarding and educational exercise in showing where Buddhism is blending into its antithesis, the American way.
oh way, this work is laces with just enough of the accurate and satirical style of leonard cohen to perhaps create, or at least discover a new seed called judeo Buddhism. bur hey...

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Didn't Enjoy

I'm afraid I found the author didn't come across as a very wise or likeable character. I found the crude tone more annoying than amusing.

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