Fun and light eastern spiritual adventure for westerners.

It was written especially for Generation Xers (but the author is not a member).

The author is one of the most intelligent, beautiful, amazing, noble, giving people I've ever known. I have to give it 5 stars.

A Buddhism 101 written in a very approachable manner.

I read this when I was a teenager hungry for spiritual adventure in foreign lands and I loved every page. I read it again well after my student loans kicked in and realised it wasn’t so good.

I'd rather hear what you think. Blessings of Peace and Happiness.

This book was suggested to me as an easy ready, but it literally took me 3 weeks to get it read. At first I just couldn't get into it, and then when I did the subject matter was thought provoking and I had to read slowly in order to comprehend.

The story is about a young American that goes to Nepal to snowboard in the Himalayan Mountains. He meets a Buddhist monk and is taught the theory of enlightenment from him through various stories/metaphors. In essence, the book is a theory on finding happiness.

I got a few things out of it, but not what I was hoping for.

I enjoyed discussing this book with my son, who gifted it to me.

I like the simple storytelling approach to Buddhism this book offers.

People seem to be pretty forcefully opinionated in their reviews of this book. It’s basically about a young man from the west who heads to the Himalayas to snowboard and while on a run down a mountain runs right into an enlightened Buddhist monk. I liked this book. The writing style was basic at best and it probably could have been half as long, but, a lot of the topics really resonated with me right now. And it has prompted me to look into some things for further understanding, which is really cool.

I wanted it to be more of an Illusions by Richard Bach. A good story with good messages but nothing to change my life.

I read this in college in my 'spiritual book' phase, and despite its cheesy name remember rather liking it. Its basicaly an intro to Buddhism.

As a Buddhist, I could relate to the author pretty well when he talked about some of the practices of meditation. However, from a literary standpoint, this book is more philosophical than it is narrative, so if you're looking for a story with some action and an exciting plot, this may not be the one for you. I think this book would be good for readers who are interested in learning/reading about the religion, as there are a bunch of analogies (some snowboarding ones) that kind of help explain everything. I found it to be overly fantastical at times (but this is fiction), and it was simple to read - not the most eloquent writing. But it did drag on at times with the lengthy explanations from Master Fwap, and with the author always inquiring answers with a frustrated response. My favorite thing about the book though, was that it provided a lot of feedback on how to live a positive lifestyle, and not to get caught up in little things.

This is an outreach book - great for young adults or teens.
It is NOT a manual, factual or a study guide.
Read it with the audience in mind. There is no 'short path' ...

... but it's nice to hope for.