The Monk of Park Avenue: A Modern Daoist Odyssey (A Taoist’s Memoir of Spiritual Transformation)

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Yun Rou

The Monk of Park Avenue

A Modern Daoist Odyssey (A Taoist’s Memoir of Spiritual Transformation)

Yun Rou

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Mango Media
09 December 2021

Autobiography: literary; Autobiography: religious & spiritual; Memoirs; Oriental & Indian philosophy; Oriental religions

Priceless Wisdom from a Modern Tao Te Ching Odyssey

""...this book will completely absorb your attention from the beginning..."" -Emanuele Pettener, PhD, assistant professor of Italian and writer in residence at Florida Atlantic University

#1 New Release in Chinese Poetry, Asian Poetry, and Tao Te Ching

A literary memoir like no other, Monk of Park Avenue recounts novelist and martial master Monk Yon Rou's spiritual journey of self-discovery. Learn from Yon Rou as he tackles tragedy and redemption on an unforgettable soul-searching odyssey.

A spiritual journey with extraordinary encounters. Yon Rou's memoir is a kaleidoscopic ride through the upper echelons of New York Society and the nature-worshipping, sword-wielding world of East Asian religious and martial arts. Monk of Park Avenue divulges a privileged childhood in Manhattan, followed by the bitter rigors of kung fu in China and meditations in Daoist temples. Join Yon Rou's adventure as he encounters kings, Nobel laureates, and the Mob. Witness this martial master's incarceration in a high-mountain Ecuadorian hellhole and fight for survival in Paraguay's brutal thorn jungle.

Meet celebrities along the way. A story of love, loss, persistence, triumph, and mastery, The Monk of Park Avenue is peopled with the likes of Milos Forman, Richard Holbrooke, Paul McCartney, Warren Beatty and now-infamous opioid purveyors, the Sackler Family. Yun Rou's memoir is no mere celebrity tell-all, but a novelist and martial master's path to self-discovery.

The Monk of Park Avenue offers you:

Paths for personal and spiritual growth Anecdotal stories of self-discovery and insights into how to live An eloquent, candid exploration of spiritual transformation

If you loved Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, To Shake the Sleeping Self, or Lao Tzu by Ursula K. Le Guin, you'll love The Monk of Park Avenue. Also, be sure to read Monk Yon Rou's Mad Monk Manifesto, winner of both the Gold & Silver 2018 Nautilus Book Award.

By: Yun Rou
Imprint: Mango Media
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm,
ISBN: 9781642506082
ISBN 10: 1642506087
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 09 December 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Called ""the new Alan Watts"" for his teachings and nonfiction books and ""the Zen Gabriel Garcia Marquez"" for his fantastical novels of magical realism, Yun Rou is an officially ordained Taoist monk whose tai chi classes, Taoist teachings, and books are enjoyed around the world. His hit national public television show Longevity Tai Chi reached nearly 200 million households.

Reviews for The Monk of Park Avenue: A Modern Daoist Odyssey (A Taoist’s Memoir of Spiritual Transformation)

The Monk of Park Avenue is a compelling, sometimes disturbing-yet ultimately inspiring-memoir of one man's quest to transcend the disfunctions of his privileged Manhattan upbringing and America's obsessions with fame, power, and wealth by pursuing his childhood fascination with Chinese martial arts and the Daoist philosophy beneath it. Step-by-step, struggle-by-struggle, moving from one mentor to another, he finally meets a teacher who will take him into the deeper realms of Daoism, a foundational worldview extremely relevant in today's troubled world. This well-rendered, page-turning account is rich with timeless lessons and insights that Westerners would do well to pay attention to. -Tom Peek, author of the award-winning novel Daughters of Fire