{"product_id":"book-c2q9","title":"Stumbling toward the Buddha","description":"\u003cp\u003eA seeker examines her foibles and accidentally makes peace with politicians, family violence, and the emptiness of life. In this collection of autobiographical essays, Dawn Downey chronicles a spiritual journey that leads her from revelations at a Buddhist monastery to transcendence at a Baptist church. She loses her way in the foothills of California and discovers oneness in the high desert of Colorado. En route, she struggles to make sense of a depression that rises from sources lost to her memory and, years later, uncovers the hidden cause: childhood abuse. Neither mysticism nor meditation delivers up enlightenment, but they push her dangerously close to self-actualization. Downey confesses to feelings she’s not proud of, but she finds redemption in the middle of the muck. A book for readers who love inspiration with a pinch of humor.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Author's Republic","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49444886184240,"sku":"BDc2q9","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/305267-c2q9-Square.jpg?v=1736656558","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-c2q9","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}