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Entertaining Cancer

Entertaining Cancer

The Buddhist Way

by Devamitra

Published by: Windhorse Publications

Imprint: Windhorse Publications

224 Pages, 5.06 x 7.81 in

Paperback
9781911407881
Published: February 2022

$18.95

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An intimate cancer memoir from a Buddhist teacher

Devamitra chronicles his treatment for prostate cancer with candor and humor, while drawing on the deep well of his Buddhist practice to meet fear, uncertainty, and frailty with resolve.

Author’s Acknowledgements

Publisher’s Acknowledgements

Prologue

Chapter 1 Diagnosis

Chapter 2 Chemo Limbo – Impact

Chapter 3 Chemo Sostenuto

Chapter 4 Chemo’s Parting Kiss

Chapter 5 Chemo’s Ghost

Chapter 6 Susie and the Skunk

Chapter 7 Living Paradoxes

Chapter 8 Surviving

Chapter 9 Testosterone Toll

Epilogue

Notes and References

Devamitra was ordained within the Western Buddhist Order (now known as the Triratna Buddhist Order) in 1974 and has spent his subsequent life studying, practicing and teaching Buddhism. In 2016 he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer.

“A remarkable book – honest, lucid, unflinching, funny and radical in its willingness to confront the facts of life and death.”
Maitreyabandhu, author of Life with Full Attention and The Journey and the Guide

“Devamitra writes of his experiences with a style unique to him: beautifully crafted, engaging, witty, poignant, reflective and always disarmingly honest.”
Subhuti, author of Mind in Harmony

“A compelling book… You are drawn into [Devamitra’s] world as he undergoes particularly challenging treatment, whilst always maintaining a uniquely wry, even amused, perspective on life and death.”
Vidyamala Burch (OBE), co-founder of Breathworks, author of Living Well with Pain and Illness and Mindfulness for Health