Bad Dog!: A Memoir of Love, Beauty, and Redemption in Dark Places
Today, Lin Jensen is a Zen master. But before that, he had to get through a difficult childhood and a difficult life. Bad Dog! is Jensen's sometimes quirky, sometimes poignant telling of the long path he took to inner peace. In over 40 short, interlocking pieces, Jensen uncovers his personal history, starting with his early life on a struggling farm in the dusty, quiet Midwest. Jensen eventually reaches college where he encounters a new world and a new passion, poetry, before entering into a...
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Today, Lin Jensen is a Zen master. But before that, he had to get through a difficult childhood and a difficult life. Bad Dog! is Jensen's sometimes quirky, sometimes poignant telling of the long path he took to inner peace. In over 40 short, interlocking pieces, Jensen uncovers his personal history, starting with his early life on a struggling farm in the dusty, quiet Midwest. Jensen eventually reaches college where he encounters a new world and a new passion, poetry, before entering into a marriage that is destined to fail. The one constant throughout Jensen's life is the search for meaning, — a search that leads him to finally awaken to his calling in Zen. Always engaging, Jensen's quiet stories subtly reflect on the currents of love, beauty, and redemption that run through all lives. His simple prose rings with insight at just the right moments, making Bad Dog! a book that will appeal to anyone who's ever looked for life's little bright spots.
AcknowledgmentsixDust and Feathers: An Introduction1Bad Dog!8The Duck Pen14The Killing Shed20Vestments28The Catching Crate36The Sweetness of Making Beds44The Debeaking Machine50The Egg Barn59Venetian Blinds65Lucy71Harness78Ditha83The High Cost of Justice88Hunch94Esther Shepherd101Rocks106Too Much109Daughter Crying on the Mountain119Limit123Paths131Mother's Last Chess Game136Margie's Room139Peregrine Falcon Watch145The Song Not Heard151Real Estate153Zen157Empty Fields163The Mind of the Mountain166I Speak for My Father170Shaking Down181Window Birds184Maintenance187Noise192Night Talk196Bicycling198Seeing205Swallowing209Harmony Creek214Lifeguard219Swimming Lessons222The Bidwell Park Goats225Things229The Questioner233Eclipse236Not-My-Cat240The Jury Room243The Cry of a Fawn250Gathering256Redemption: An Epilogue263
