Saltwater Buddha : A Surfer's Quest to Find Zen on the Sea (Paperback)

from krazy4katz

The Saltwater Buddha is a high school kid's response to growing up in suburban California the son of divorced parents, longing for independence, spirituality and good surfing. How to find it? Steal some money from your mom (yes, he paid it back) and hop on a flight to Hawaii! After that, it is al...

from viking2917

A high school age Jaimal runs away from home to Hawaii to surf. Leaves a note for him mom: "I'm somewhere in the world, and I'll call you when I get there." A wonderful coming-of-age memoir, touching on surfing, hawaii, and Buddhism. You'll come away from the book re-committed to living in the mo...

from kenno82

Loved this book. It really resonated with me. It was authentic, honest, thought provoking, funny, accessible - everything you want a book to be. It'll be a book that I come back to.

from gkleinman

I've never been a surfer but have always had a love for the ocean. Combine that with my new found discovery of meditation and Jaimal Yogis book seemed to be the perfect summer read. Saltwater Buddha is much more than just a love letter to surfing or an examination of Zen it captures the eternal s...

from gkleinman

I've never been a surfer but have always had a love for the ocean. Combine that with my new found discovery of meditation and Jaimal Yogis book seemed to be the perfect summer read. Saltwater Buddha is much more than just a love letter to surfing or an examination of Zen it captures the eternal s...