Throw Yourself into the House of Buddha
Harada, Tangen / Attaway Yamakawa, Belenda / Czarnik, Kogen / Kjolhede, Bodhin
From narrowly surviving World War II through enduring the profound rigors of traditional Zen training, Tangen Harada’s fascinating life story and teachings present a classic picture of the Buddhist journey from suffering to realization.On August 15, 1945, at the age of twenty, Tangen Harada stood on an airfield and prepared to board the airplane on which he would undertake a suicide mission for his country. Only the voice of Emperor Hirohito o...