Saltwater Buddha
Jaimal Yogis
“A journalist, photographer, and surfer, Yogis began the life of a roving seeker his junior year of high school, when he ran away from his Sacramento, Calif. home to learn how to surf in Hawaii. His subsequent travels include a handful of prime surfing spots, but Yogis's more arresting journey is spiritual, taking him to monasteries in France and Berkley, Calif., and deep into the living tradition of Zen Buddhism. Captured here in short chapters and wonderful, visual prose, Yogis's coming-of-age odyssey also takes readers into the culture of indigenous Hawaiians, who believe the gods were surfers. Yogis's long-time surfing mentor Rom provides insight into the science of surfing, ocean swells, the bathymetry of the continental shelf, deep water canyons and sea mounts. Even land lovers will find Yogis's lessons resonant and entertaining, but surfers will find this a quick, surprisingly deep tribute to the quest for surf and serenity.”―Publishers Weekly
Fed up with teenage life in the suburbs, Jaimal Yogis ran off to Hawaii with little more than a copy of Hermann Hesse’s Siddhartha and enough cash for a surfboard. His journey is a coming-of-age saga that takes him from communes to monasteries, from the warm Pacific to the icy New York shore. Equal parts spiritual memoir and surfer’s tale, this is a chronicle of finding meditative focus in the barrel of a wave and eternal truth in the great salty blue.
Jaimal Yogis’s work has been published in The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, The Toronto Star, Beliefnet, Tricycle, and many more. He lives in San Francisco.
Duration - 6h 4m.
Author - Jaimal Yogis.
Narrator - Jaimal Yogis.
Published Date - Sunday, 01 January 2023.
Copyright - © 2009 Jaimal Yogis ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
“A journalist, photographer, and surfer, Yogis began the life of a roving seeker his junior year of high school, when he ran away from his Sacramento, Calif. home to learn how to surf in Hawaii. His subsequent travels include a handful of prime surfing spots, but Yogis's more arresting journey is spiritual, taking him to monasteries in France and Berkley, Calif., and deep into the living tradition of Zen Buddhism. Captured here in short chapters and wonderful, visual prose, Yogis's coming-of-age odyssey also takes readers into the culture of indigenous Hawaiians, who believe the gods were surfers. Yogis's long-time surfing mentor Rom provides insight into the science of surfing, ocean swells, the bathymetry of the continental shelf, deep water canyons and sea mounts. Even land lovers will find Yogis's lessons resonant and entertaining, but surfers will find this a quick, surprisingly deep tribute to the quest for surf and serenity.”―Publishers Weekly Fed up with teenage life in the suburbs, Jaimal Yogis ran off to Hawaii with little more than a copy of Hermann Hesse’s Siddhartha and enough cash for a surfboard. His journey is a coming-of-age saga that takes him from communes to monasteries, from the warm Pacific to the icy New York shore. Equal parts spiritual memoir and surfer’s tale, this is a chronicle of finding meditative focus in the barrel of a wave and eternal truth in the great salty blue. Jaimal Yogis’s work has been published in The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, The Toronto Star, Beliefnet, Tricycle, and many more. He lives in San Francisco. Duration - 6h 4m. Author - Jaimal Yogis. Narrator - Jaimal Yogis. Published Date - Sunday, 01 January 2023. Copyright - © 2009 Jaimal Yogis ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
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Prologue
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Introduction
Duration:00:11:42
Part 1.1: Leaving Home
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Part 1.2
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Part 1.3
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Part 1.4
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Part 1.5
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Part 1.6
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Part 1.7
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Part 1.8
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Part 1.9
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Part 1.10
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Part 1.11
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Part 1.12
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Part 1.13
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Part 1.14
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Part 1.15
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Part 1.16
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Part 1.17
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Part 1.18
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Part 1.19
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Part 1.20
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Part 1.21
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Part 1.22
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Part 1.23
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Part 1.24
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Part 1.25
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Part 1.26
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Part 1.27
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Part 2.1: Zen and Surfing: A Brief History
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Part 2.2
Duration:00:03:18
Part 2.3
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Part 3.1: Monkhood
Duration:00:03:16
Part 3.2
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Part 3.3
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Part 3.4
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Part 3.5
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Part 3.6
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Part 3.7
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Part 3.8
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Part 4.1: Pohoiki
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Part 4.2
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Part 4.3
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Part 4.4
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Part 4.5
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Part 4.6
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Part 4.7
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Part 5.1: Wizards and Water-Walking
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Part 5.2
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Part 5.3
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Part 5.4
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Part 5.5
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Part 5.6
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Part 5.7
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Part 5.8
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Part 5.9
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Part 5.10
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Part 5.11
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Part 5.12
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Part 5.13
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Part 5.14
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Part 5.15
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Part 5.16
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Part 5.17
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Part 6.1: Surf Nazis Have Buddha-Nature Too
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Part 6.2
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Part 6.3
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Part 6.4
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Part 6.5
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Part 6.6
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Part 6.7
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Part 6.8
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Part 6.9
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Part 6.10
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Part 6.11
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Part 7.1: Wanted: One Guru, Apply Within
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Part 7.2
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Part 7.3
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Part 7.4
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Part 7.5
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Part 7.6
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Part 7.7
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Part 7.8
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Part 7.9
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Part 7.10
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Part 8.1: Paddling Out
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Part 8.2
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Part 8.3
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Part 8.4
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Part 8.5
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Part 8.6
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Part 8.7
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Part 8.8
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Part 8.9
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Part 8.10
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Part 8.11
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Part 8.12
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Part 8.13
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Part 8.14
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Part 8.15
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Part 8.16
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Part 8.17
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Part 8.18
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Part 8.19
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Part 8.20
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Part 8.21
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Part 8.22
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Part 8.23
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Part 8.24
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Part 8.25
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Part 9.1: Not Dead Yet
Duration:00:01:24
Part 9.2
Duration:00:01:33
Part 9.3
Duration:00:00:44
Part 9.4
Duration:00:02:16
Part 9.5
Duration:00:04:23
Part 9.6
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Part 9.7
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Part 10.1: One More Wave
Duration:00:02:40
Part 10.2
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Afterword
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Ending Credits
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