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This Fresh Existence

Heart Teachings from Bhikkhuni Dhammananda

Cindy Rasicot author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Windhorse Publications

Published:9th Apr '24

Should be back in stock very soon

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We will employ a publicist in the USA, with a budget of up to $10,000 for publicity, events and online marketing of the book Paid Influencer Promotion, Pre-Publication Trade Advertising and Pre-Publication Social Media Buzz Campaign Podcast Interviews outreach to trade and select consumer publications, and author is planning cross-country book tour Targeted Email Marketing Based on Consumer Browsing and Category Interests Digital galley distribution on Edelweiss and NetGalley Author has previously written for significant magazines and online platforms on the subject see,Author Website: www.cindyrasicot.com

Bhikkhuni Dhammananda defied convention to become the first woman fully ordained in the Thai Theravada Buddhist tradition. Her American student Cindy Rasicot, tells her story, and shares Bhikkhuni Dhammananda's wisdom and direct insights about how to live a more compassionate life.Bhikkhuni Dhammananda defied convention to become the first woman fully ordained in the Thai Theravada Buddhist tradition. Dubbed "Rebel Monk" by the Thai press, she faced enormous opposition by the media, the public, and senior orthodox Thai monks. She has given a fresh existence to the ancient tradition. American author Cindy Rasicot became her student and disciple in 2005. This compelling book tells the story of Venerable Dhammananda's remarkable path from TV personality, author, academic, wife and mother to ordained Bhikkhuni. Cindy Rasicot writes beautifully of their relationship, and shares Bhikkhuni Dhammananda's gentle wisdom and direct insights about how to live a more powerful and compassionate life.

"An intriguingly honest portrayal of an expat's life-altering personal growth in Asia." Kirkus Review; "Beautifully crafted, miraculously evocative, and continuously inspiring, Finding Venerable Mother is, at its essence, a story about an intelligent modern woman's deeply felt spiritual quest." Jasmin Darznik, PhD author of Song of a Captive Bird and the New York Times bestseller The Good Daughter; "I met Dhammananda personally decades ago and although our time together was short, the memory of her clarity and unshakable dedication and, above all, her kindness has stayed with me until now. Cindy Rasicot's loving account of her own transformation through knowing her is a joy to read." Sylvia Boorstein, author of Happiness Is An Inside Job; "The journey to heal the mother wound is long and dark. What a blessing it was for Cindy Rasciot to find a woman spiritual leader who shines a light upon her path to help heal her heart. Cindy reveals her courageous adventure to find compassion and forgiveness in her Finding the Venerable Mother." Linda Joy Myers, President, National Association of Memoir Writers, author of Journey of Memoir, Don't Call Me Mother, and Song of the Plains

ISBN: 9781915342317

Dimensions: unknown

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200 pages