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Zen Confidential

Confessions of a Wayward Monk

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By: Shozan Jack Haubner, Leonard Cohen
Narrated by: Shozan Jack Haubner
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These hilarious essays on life inside and outside a Zen monastery make up the spiritual memoir of Shozan Jack Haubner, a Zen monk who didn’t really start out to be one. Raised in a conservative Catholic family, Shozan went on to study philosophy (becoming de-Catholicized in the process) and to pursue a career as a screenwriter and stand-up comic in the clubs of L.A. How he went from life in the fast lane to life on the stationary meditation cushion is the subject of this laugh-out-loud funny account of his experiences. Whether he’s dealing with the pranks of a juvenile delinquent assistant in the monastery kitchen or defending himself against claims that he appeared in a porno movie under the name “Daniel Reed” (he didn’t, really) or being surprised in the midst of it all by the compassion he experiences in the presence of his teacher, Haubner’s voice is one you'll be compelled to listen to. Not only because it’s highly entertaining, but because of its remarkable insight into the human condition.

©2013 Shozan Jack Haubner (P)2014 Audible Inc. Buddhism Meditation Comedy Zen Buddhism Japanese Philosophy
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Chuck Palahniuk meets Brad Warner with a dash of lemon zest! Raw, gut-wrenching and full of insights into compost, marriage, head-ass relocation and Zen buddhism.

It's liberation, Jim, but not as we know it...

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recommended to me by my Zen teacher, this book really humanise zen for me. brilliant

Brilliant! Gross! Hilarious!

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I wasn't really sure what to expect when I started listening but I'm so glad I did listen to the end. This was brilliant and insightful and has definitely encouraged me to start making my own zen journey.

Unexpectedly wonderful

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Love how it’s all about his own personal journey with no alterations. It’s a real human life going through real human life experiences and glorifies nothing.

Real and firsthand experience

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I like the Zen Confidential YouTube channel and so I knew the tone to expect from the book. I like the honesty of Jack's account of himself and his time as a monk. It's like a permission slip to say we can all practice Zen and we don't need to be "perfect" to do it.

Honest Zen

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