{"product_id":"tales-of-a-mad-yogi-elizabeth-monson-9781611807059","title":"Tales of a Mad Yogi: The Life and Wild Wisdom of Drukpa Kunley","description":"\u003cb\u003eA fascinating biography of Drukpa Kunley, a Tibetan Buddhist master and crazy yogi\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe fifteenth-century Himalayan saint Drukpa Kunley is a beloved figure throughout Tibet, Bhutan, and Nepal, known both for his profound mastery of Buddhist practice as well as his highly unconventional and often humorous behavior. Ever the proverbial trickster and \"crazy wisdom\" yogi, his outward appearance and conduct of carousing, philandering, and breaking social norms is understood to be a means to rouse ordinary people out of habitual ways of thinking and lead them toward spiritual awakening. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eElizabeth L. Monson has spent decades traveling throughout the Himalayas, retracing Drukpa Kunley's steps and translating his works. In this creative telling, direct translations of his teachings are woven into a life story based on historical accounts, autobiographical sketches, folktales, and first-hand ethnographic research. The result, with flourishes of magical encounters and references to his superhuman capacities, is a poignant narrative of Kunley's life, revealing to the reader the quintessential example of the capacity of Buddhism to skillfully bring people to liberation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elizabeth Monson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1611807050\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781611807059\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Snow Lion Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/24\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/12\/2021","brand":"Elizabeth Monson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44049577902335,"sku":"9781611807059","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_858dfae8-b83b-4a4b-9ac8-ffa762478ca0.jpg?v=1685002316","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tales-of-a-mad-yogi-elizabeth-monson-9781611807059","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}