Sailing Home by Norman Fischer

Sailing Home by Norman Fischer

Homer's Odyssey holds a timeless allure. It is an ancient story for every generation: the struggle of a man on a long and difficult voyage longing to return to love and family. Odysseus's strivings to overcome both divine and earthly obstacles and to control his own impulsive nature hold valuable lessons for us as we confront the challenges of daily life. Sailing Home breathes fresh air into a classic we thought we knew, revealing its profound guidance for the modern seeker.
 
Dividing the book into three parts--"Setting Forth," "Disaster," and "Return"--Fischer charts the course of Odysseus's familiar wanderings. Readers come to see this ancient hero as a flawed human being who shares their own struggles and temptations, such as yielding to desire or fear or greed, and making peace with family. Featuring thoughtful meditations, illuminating anecdotes from Fischer's and his students' lives, and stories from many wisdom traditions including Buddhist, Judaic, and Christian, Sailing Home shows the way to greater purpose in our own lives. The book's literary dimension expands its appeal beyond the Buddhist market to a wider spiritual audience and to anyone interested in the teachings of myth and story.

Norman Fischer is a Buddhist priest who practices Zen Buddhism. He is the founder and instructor of the Everyday Zen Foundation, a network of communities and programs, and is a former abbot of the San Francisco Zen Center. Fischer began writing poetry as part of a Bay Area community of experimental authors in the late 1970s. Turn Left In Order To Go Right (O Books, 1989), Precisely The Point Being Made (O Books/Chax Press 1993), Jerusalem Moonlight (Clear Glass Publications, 1995), The Narrow Roads of Japan (Ex Nihilo Press 1998), Success (Singing Horse Press, 2000), Slowly but Dearly (Chax Press, 2004), I Was Blown Back (Singing Horse Press, 2005), Charlotte's Way (TinFish 2008), and Success Sailing Home: Applying the Wisdom of Homer's Odyssey to Navigate Life's Perils and Pitfalls (Simon and Schuster, 2008) is his most recent prose work.

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ISBN 13	9781556439964
ISBN 10	1556439962
Title	Sailing Home
Author	Norman Fischer
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	North Atlantic Books,U.S.
Year published	2011-07-05
Number of pages	256
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.