{"product_id":"instinct-for-freedom-finding-liberation-through-living-alan-clements","title":"Instinct for Freedom: Finding Liberation through Living - Alan Clements","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlan Clements was the first American to become a Buddhist monk in Burma, where he lived for the good part of a decade. Since leaving the monastery, he has become a spiritual maverick, working for global human rights and teaching his contemporary understanding of liberation to audiences around the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter twenty years of leading retreats, Clements presents his first book of spiritual Instinct for Freedom a compelling blend of adventurous autobiography and provocative inquiry. Here he presents what he calls World Dharma - an approach to spiritual development that mirrors the narrative of his visionary life. He gives voice to an essential spirituality that can be common to all people - an engaged mysticism based in one precious human freedom, the liberation from fear, ignorance, and dogma and the elevation of dignity, conscience, and beauty.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-testid=\"pagesFormat\"\u003e224 pages, Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-testid=\"publicationInfo\"\u003eFirst published August 12, 2002\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-testid=\"publicationInfo\"\u003e592g\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Terrier Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48426196271204,"sku":"9781577312123","price":14.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/4869\/4628\/files\/IMG_96774.jpg?v=1779058574","url":"https:\/\/terrierbooks.com\/products\/instinct-for-freedom-finding-liberation-through-living-alan-clements","provider":"Terrier Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}