Preview: The Novice – Why I Became a Buddhist Monk, Why I Quit and What I Learned by Stephen Schettini

Book Stats:

Hardcover: 349 pages

Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group Press (September 1, 2009)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1608320057

ISBN-13: 978-1608320059

Genre: Memoir

Book Blurb:

A life of comfort and security awaits Stephen Schettini but, feeling trapped by the expectations of his parents and culture, he scorns his unhappy childhood and determines to pursue his deepest hopes and dreams. This intimate memoir tells the story of a disillusioned young man who sabotages his university finals and abandons home, family, and possessions to journey through Europe, the Middle East and Asia in search of a more meaningful life. After narrowly escaping illness and drug addiction, he encounters Tibetan refugees in exile. Entranced, he finally stops running. In introspective detail and lyrical prose, Schettini recounts his monkhood in the Buddhist tradition. With eye-opening accounts of the most famous Tibetan lamas to escape Chinese occupation, descriptions of faraway places, and dozens of evocative photographs, The Novice is destined to become a classic memoir of faith in oneself and the search for ultimate truth.

Author Bio:

Stephen Schettini is the author of The Novice: Why I Became A Buddhist Monk, Why I Quit and What I Learned. This memoir opens with the frustrated childhood that led him as a young man on an exciting overland trip through Iran, Afghanistan and the Swat Valley before settling down among the Tibetans for a life of study and meditation.

He resides with his wife, Caroline, in Quebec, Canada.

For more information click on the author’s picture to link to his website.

This book was sent to Layers of Thought for review by Planned TV Arts.

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