{"product_id":"book-w847","title":"A Buddhist Path to Joy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA funny thing happened on the way to my death...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinding joy through Buddhist practices doesn't require a pilgrimage to Kathmandu or years of living in a cave. It took me decades, but it needn't take you as long. This book is my end-of-life effort to point the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Written with humility, openness, and humanity, A Buddhist Path to Joy...provides a welcome starting-point for readers who want to go past the superficial layers of pop-culture meditation and yoga through understanding,\" says the IndieReader review. It's an \"excellent overall primer to a living practice of modern Buddhism.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis isn't another scholarly treatise on Buddhism. It's \u003cstrong\u003edharma from the trenches\u003c\/strong\u003e-honest, accessible, and refreshingly free of spiritual pretense. Pine calls himself a \"Jewish Buddhist contrarian,\" and his irreverent yet profound voice guides readers through everything from AI consciousness and Buddha Nature to the practical art of dying well while fully alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you're new to Buddhism or a seasoned practitioner, this book offers a modern middle way between rigid tradition and shallow spirituality. Pine proves that awakening isn't reserved for monastery dwellers-it's available to anyone willing to make friends with their mind and embrace the radical ordinariness of joy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"I am awake!\" Pine declares with hard-earned confidence. His invitation is simple: you can be too.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNOTE: The author narrates this book, with voice actor Robin McAlpine playing the parts of AI platforms in conversation with the author in two chapters. It contains no AI narration.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INAudio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":50350387462448,"sku":"BDw847","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/w847-cover.jpg?v=1762464542","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-w847","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}