Born in 1959, Kaoru Nonomura traveled widely in Asia as a university student, and upon graduation began to work as a designer in Tokyo. At the age of thirty, he decided to put his career on hold to spend a year as a trainee monk at Eiheiji, a monastery famed for its rigid discipline. Twelve months later, he returned to his design job, and it was during his daily commute on a crowded train that he began to jot down his recollections of his Eiheiji experience. These notes eventually became Eat Sleep Sit, the author's only book.
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CONTENTS PART ONE The End and the Beginning Resolve 11 Jizo Cloister 17 Dragon Gate 25 Main Gate 29 Temporary Quarters 34 Lavatory 38 Facing the Wall 46 Buddha Bowl 47 Evening Service 53 Evening Meal 56 Night Sitting 61 PART TWO Etiquette is Zen JMorning Service 69 JMorning Meal 74 JCleaning the Corridors 81 JDignified Dress 84 JWashing the Face 89 JVerses 96 JNoon 97 JStick 101 PART THREE Alone in the Freezing Dark JEntering the Hall 111 JMonks’ Hall 115 JCommon Quarters 120 JWake-up Bell 129 JBell Tower 133 JSelf-reflection 143 JFood Server 150 JMonks’ Food 153 JShaving the Head 159 JDaikan 164 JHunger 169 PART FOUR The Passage of Time JEscape 177 JRegistration Ceremony 180 JFirst Bath 185 JBeginning Intensive Training 189 JManual Labor 195 JPenance 201 JMain Lecture 207 JTransfer 211 PART FIVE The Source of the Warmth of Life JNew Job 219 JSales 223 JDistribution of Goods 229 JGuest Pavilion 233 JInspection 238 JWashrags 242 JEnding Intensive Training & 247 PART SIX The Colors of the Peak, the Echo in the Valley JAttendant to the Director 253 JConference Room & 256 JIn Attendance 259 JMorning Session 263 JIncense Bearer & 267 JPreparations for Winter 271 JIntensive Sitting 275 JYear-end Cleaning 280 JNew Year’s Day 283 JNew Arrivals 286 JJust Sit 290 JDeparture Survey 294 J Leaving 300 Afterword to the Japanese First Edition 311 Afterword to the Japanese Paperback Edition 315 Notes 323
CONTENTS PART ONE The End and the Beginning Resolve 11 Jizo Cloister 17 Dragon Gate 25 Main Gate 29 Temporary Quarters 34 Lavatory 38 Facing the Wall 46 Buddha Bowl 47 Evening Service 53 Evening Meal 56 Night Sitting 61 PART TWO Etiquette is Zen JMorning Service 69 JMorning Meal 74 JCleaning the Corridors 81 JDignified Dress 84 JWashing the Face 89 JVerses 96 JNoon 97 JStick 101 PART THREE Alone in the Freezing Dark JEntering the Hall 111 JMonks’ Hall 115 JCommon Quarters 120 JWake-up Bell 129 JBell Tower 133 JSelf-reflection 143 JFood Server 150 JMonks’ Food 153 JShaving the Head 159 JDaikan 164 JHunger 169 PART FOUR The Passage of Time JEscape 177 JRegistration Ceremony 180 JFirst Bath 185 JBeginning Intensive Training 189 JManual Labor 195 JPenance 201 JMain Lecture 207 JTransfer 211 PART FIVE The Source of the Warmth of Life JNew Job 219 JSales 223 JDistribution of Goods 229 JGuest Pavilion 233 JInspection 238 JWashrags 242 JEnding Intensive Training & 247 PART SIX The Colors of the Peak, the Echo in the Valley JAttendant to the Director 253 JConference Room & 256 JIn Attendance 259 JMorning Session 263 JIncense Bearer & 267 JPreparations for Winter 271 JIntensive Sitting 275 JYear-end Cleaning 280 JNew Year’s Day 283 JNew Arrivals 286 JJust Sit 290 JDeparture Survey 294 J Leaving 300 Afterword to the Japanese First Edition 311 Afterword to the Japanese Paperback Edition 315 Notes 323
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