Blooming in the Desert: Favorite Teachings of the Wildflower Monk Taungpulu Sayadaw

Blooming in the Desert: Favorite Teachings of the Wildflower Monk Taungpulu Sayadaw by Teich, Anne. Paperback edition. ISBN: 9781556432231.

In 1978, at the age of 80, the Burmese forest monk Taungpulu Sayadaw left his native country for the first time and came to California, where he taught and established the Wests first Burmese Buddhist temple and monastery. Revered as a saint in his lifetime and after his death in 1986, Taungpulu Sayadaws calm, joyful presence, forged in a lifetimes dedication to the austere spiritual path of the Theravada forest tradition, was a beacon of hope to Burmese people in exile and a radiant example of living Buddhism for all who encountered him. This selection of the Sayadaws favorite discourses, parables, chants, and meditations distills the essence of the fundamental Buddhist practices of mindfulness, non-attachment, and loving-kindness.