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This autobiography describes a woman's attainment of enlightenment in modern Japan. Satomi Myodo rejected the traditional roles of good wife and wise mother, broke with her unhappy past, and followed her spiritual path beginning as the disciple of a Shinto priest. At midlife she turned to Zen Buddhism encouraged by a female dharma friend and by various teachers. Under the guidance of Yasutani Roshi she attained Kensho, the goal of her lifetime's search.
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Passionate Journey, Myōdō Satomi
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- Released
- 1987
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- Title
- Passionate Journey
- Subtitle
- The Spiritual Autobiography of Satomi Myōdō
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Myōdō Satomi
- Publisher
- Shambhala Publications
- Released
- 1987
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0877733929
- ISBN13
- 9780877733928
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, True Stories, Religion & Spirituality, Biographies, Religious Topics, Religion, Spirituality, Autobiographies & Memoirs, Japan, Buddhism
- Rating
- 3.6 out of 5
- Description
- This autobiography describes a woman's attainment of enlightenment in modern Japan. Satomi Myodo rejected the traditional roles of good wife and wise mother, broke with her unhappy past, and followed her spiritual path beginning as the disciple of a Shinto priest. At midlife she turned to Zen Buddhism encouraged by a female dharma friend and by various teachers. Under the guidance of Yasutani Roshi she attained Kensho, the goal of her lifetime's search.