{"product_id":"touching-ground-tim-testu-9781614293330","title":"Touching Ground: Devotion and Demons Along the Path to Enlightenment","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe vivid story of a hippie, a carpenter, a Vietnam vet, an alcoholic, a marine engineer, and a great dad who battled his demons on the Buddhist path.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom October 16, 1973, to August 17, 1974, Tim Testu walked all the way from San Francisco to Seattle, bowing his head to the ground every three steps. And that's not even the best part of his story. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Tim Testu was one of the very first Americans to take ordination in Chinese Zen Buddhism. His path--from getting kicked out of school to joyriding in stolen boats in the Navy to squatting in an anarchist commune to wholehearted spiritual engagement in a strict Buddhist monastery--is equal parts rollicking adventure and profound spiritual memoir. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eTouching Ground\u003c\/i\u003e is simultaneously larger than life and entirely relatable; even as Tim finds his spiritual home with his teacher, the legendary Chan master Hsuan Hua, he nonetheless continues to struggle to overcome his addictions and his very human shortcomings. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Tim never did anything halfway, including both drinking and striving for liberation. He died of leukemia in 1998 after packing ten lifetimes into fifty-two years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tim Testu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1614293333\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781614293330\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wisdom Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/13\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/12\/2018","brand":"Tim Testu","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44245312143615,"sku":"9781614293330","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_70cedd66-3131-424f-96fb-776b7becb9d4.jpg?v=1693927321","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/touching-ground-tim-testu-9781614293330","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}