Journey in Search of the Way: The Spiritual Autobiography of Satomi Myōdō

By Myodo Satomi and Satomi Myōdō

Book Overview

A rich and detailed autobiography of one Japanese woman's journey through life.

This autobiography describes a woman's attainment of enlightenment in modern Japan. Satomi Myōdō 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 Rōshi she attained Kenshō, the goal of her lifetime's search.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 079141972X
• ISBN13: 9780791419724
• Release Date: October 1993
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher