{"product_id":"the-journey-of-one-buddhist-nun-even-against-the-wind","title":"The Journey of One Buddhist Nun: Even Against the Wind","description":"\u003cp\u003eRecounts the struggles of a young Thai woman to become a Buddhist nun and the challenges and rewards of that life.  The gripping story of Wabi a young Thai woman who sought a religious life  The Journey of One Buddhist Nun recounts her struggle to overcome the numerous obstacles along her path. Wabi left her rural village at 17 to become a Buddhist nun in a land where religious men are honored and religious women are scorned. Despite these conditions  Wabi wanted to study Buddhism  to meditate  and to develop a profoundly religious life. She traveled to a monastery in Bangkok  where she heard she might be able to pursue her dream  but upon arrival found she needed money to become a nunmoney she didnt have. Moving from difficulty to difficulty  Wabi finally found a home at a convent of Buddhist nuns  where she gained close friends  an education  and a vibrant meditation practice.  As Wabis life unfolds on the pages of The Journey of One Buddhist Nun  readers are introduced to the background needed to understand Buddhism  Thai culture  the particular impediments women face in Southeast Asia  and the rewards of a deeply spiritual life. Buddhist philosophy  texts  and meditation techniques come alive as we learn the roles each played in Wabis life. Western readers will be particularly interested in the description of Wabis vivid  formative meditation experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44984895275061,"sku":"ByrdShop_0791450961","price":27.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780791450963.jpg?v=1770842430","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-journey-of-one-buddhist-nun-even-against-the-wind","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}