Seeking Heartwood Online

Seeking Heartwood Online

Seeking Heartwood follows the journey of Adam Eurich, a successful young engineer from Washington DC, as he leaves his life behind and sets out on a three year road trip to find out what kind of possibilities lie in the 2,500 year old tradition of Buddhism. Already familiar with the difficulties of sorting through confusing cultural traditions, wildly different practices, and conflicting philosophical frameworks, Adam seeks out the first generation of American Buddhist teachers. Brought up in the counter-cultural movement, trained by traditional Asian masters, and now settled into their modern American lives with a lifetime of practice behind them, these teachers now offer their understanding to upcoming generations. Eschewing the formal interview format with stock questions, Seeking Heartwood instead documents sincere, personal dialogues with these teachers in an effort to understand how this tradition of inquiry is allowing new, innovative discussions about the experience of life, ...