The Snow Leopard (Penguin Classics) - Paperback

Hi-Voltage Records Verified independent store

→

The Snow Leopard (Penguin Classics)Author: Matthiessen, Peter ; Iyer, PicoPublication Date: 10/01/2008Format: PaperbackAn unforgettable spiritual journey through the Himalayas? now celebrating its thirtieth anniversary IN 1973, Peter Matthiessen and field biologist George Schaller traveled high into the remote mountains of Nepal to study the Himalayan blue sheep and possibly glimpse the rare and beautiful snow leopard. Matthiessen, a student of Z en Buddhism, was also on a spiritual quest-to find the Lama of Shey at the ancient shrine on Crystal Mountain. As the climb proceeds, Matthiessen charts his inner path as well as his outer one, with a deepening Buddhist understanding of reality, suffering, impermanence, and beauty. Show more