""Sailing Home" is delightful and insightful. Reflecting on the
wanderings of the wily Odysseus in light of the wisdom of the Zen
tradition is surprisingly relevant to the modern heroic journey.
The central narrative of Greek culture comes alive for modern
readers." -- Sam Keen, author of "Sightings" and "Fire in the
Belly"
""Sailing Home"is delightful and insightful. Reflecting on the
wanderings of the wily Odysseus in light of the wisdom of the Zen
traditionAis surprisingly relevant to the modern heroic journey.
The central narrative of Greek culture comes alive for modern
readers." -- Sam Keen, author of "Sightings" and "Fire in the
Belly"
"It is not so easy to come home to yourself, although it may be the
most important journey any of us will ever take. This profoundly
inspiring book reminds us of why the cultivation of awareness and
kindness is so necessary and so difficult. By exploring "The
Odyssey" and tying it to the travails of our personal lives and to
a very human understanding of Zen and Buddhist meditation from
decades of practice and teaching, Norman Fischer brings it all to
life, and us as well, so that we can remember what muses are best
listened to, especially when we are so easily captivated by false
dreams of security and attainment." -- Jon Kabat -Zinn, author of
"Coming to Our Senses" and "Arriving at Your Own Door"
"Norman Fischer is a wise guide and wonderful companion who teaches
us the essentials: that knowing when to set sail is an art in
itself, and that our destinations will appear on the horizon when
we are ready to see them." -- Priscilla Warner, coauthor of "The
Faith Club: A Muslim, A Christian, A Jew -- Three Women Search for
Understanding"
"This book reminds us that the great literature of the world and
the great religions of the world share something in common. They
each reveal us to ourselves. Fischer focuses on the actual
experience of our life as an odyssey -- a journey toward our
unknown fulfillment, which is welling up in the ground beneath our
feet." -- James Finley, author of "Merton's Palace of Nowhere" and
"The Contemplative Heart"
"We all sail across the wine-dark sea, and "Sailing Home" gives
humane, wise instruction for our voyage. In these pages, Zen master
and poet Norman Fischer, beloved for his forthright honesty and
kind heart, guides us to understand our own odyssey, our own
hard-earned, vulnerable, mysterious life journey, with genuine
compassion and newfound understanding." -- Jack Kornfield, author
of "The Wise Heart: A Guide to the Universal Teachings of Buddhist
Psychology" and "A Path with Heart"
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