Fueled by the music of revolution, anger, fear, and despair, we dyed
our hair or shaved our heads ... Eating acid like it was candy and
chasing speed with cheap vodka, smoking truckloads of weed, all in a
vain attempt to get numb and stay numb.
This is the story of a
young man and a generation of angry youths who rebelled against their
parents and the unfulfilled promise of the sixties. As with many
self-destructive kids, Noah Levine's search for meaning led him first to
punk rock, drugs, drinking, and dissatisfaction. But the search didn't
end there. Having clearly seen the uselessness of drugs and violence,
Noah looked for positive ways to channel his rebellion against what he
saw as the lies of society. Fueled by his anger at so much injustice and
suffering, Levine now uses that energy and the practice of Buddhism to
awaken his natural wisdom and compassion.
While Levine comes to
embrace the same spiritual tradition as his father, bestselling author
Stephen Levine, he finds his most authentic expression in connecting the
seemingly opposed worlds of punk and Buddhism. As Noah Levine delved
deeper into Buddhism, he chose not to reject the punk scene, instead
integrating the two worlds as a catalyst for transformation. Ultimately,
this is an inspiring story about maturing, and how a hostile and lost
generation is finally finding its footing. This provocative report takes
us deep inside the punk scene and moves from anger, rebellion, and
self-destruction, to health, service to others, and genuine spiritual
growth.
253 pages. Paperback.