Table of Contents
By Way of a Foreword Leonard Cohen xi
Acknowledgments xiii
1 Confessions of an Angry Young Monk on the Cusp of Curmudgeonhood: An Introduction/Afterword 1
2 Growing Ground 11
3 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Enlightenment 19
4 Shitty Monk 31
5 Spring-Loaded 41
6 Three Girlfriends, One Pregnancy Test 49
7 Son of a Gun 63
8 Surrender the Tender 75
9 A Zen Zealot Comes Home 97
10 Glorious Openings in the Windy City: A Monks Manifesto! 117
11 Mad Monk 163
12 Flinty McGee and Me 171
13 Hugging Whoooole World! 203
14 On the Road with Roshi 215
Epilogue: Mountains on the Move 265