A New Way of Healing Tao of Surfing is an inspired book and a unique reflection that will have a lasting effect on anyone who reads it." -Bob Walch, The Monterey County Herald The roads I travel and the waves I search for and ride exemplify the flowing movement and continuous change of life itself. - From the book "Author Allen in fine, thoughtful fashion writes well, informally, and there is haiku in his observations A delightful book, effortlessly wise." -The Book Reader "From the first pages of this remarkable book I was ...
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A New Way of Healing Tao of Surfing is an inspired book and a unique reflection that will have a lasting effect on anyone who reads it." -Bob Walch, The Monterey County Herald The roads I travel and the waves I search for and ride exemplify the flowing movement and continuous change of life itself. - From the book "Author Allen in fine, thoughtful fashion writes well, informally, and there is haiku in his observations A delightful book, effortlessly wise." -The Book Reader "From the first pages of this remarkable book I was captivated by the gently profound philosophy of riding through life with graceful balance." -Greg Ambrose, author of Surfer's Guide to Hawaii and co-author of Memories of Duke, the Legend Comes to Life Internationally acclaimed and Pulitzer Prize nominated author Michael A. Allen, takes you on a journey into the recesses of your soul and explores the ontological question, "What is our underlying essence?" Mr. Allen uses the metaphor of the sea, and its ebb and flow, to describe the Tao of life's cycle. And he discovers within this unique reflection a new way to comfort and heal the Self from the trauma of death. His long time interest in film brought him to write the screenplay adaptation with his brother in law Alex Carig in order to make Tao of Surfing into a full-length feature motion picture. Mr. Allen was initially inspired to write Tao of Surfing after his brother-his surfing partner-died from the complication
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The Tao of Surfing - Finding Depth at Low Tide, by Michael A. Allen, is a masterfully written and beautifully illustrated book that tells an amazing and powerful story of life, death, brotherhood, and personal transformation.
Set in California and New Mexico in the 1980s, the book is about the author and his best friend Rick who bond almost as brothers from an early age through the sport of surfing. Then, later in life and inexplicably, Rick disappears without a trace, only to emerge years later with a terrible secret he refuses to share. This leads the author to track down his friend in New Mexico where the secret is revealed: Rick is gay, dying of AIDS, and contemplating assisted suicide.
The trauma of this revelation and Rick's eventual death completely transforms the author and takes him on a journey of acceptance that melds Taoism with the endless and powerful cycles of nature that are such an integral part of every surfer's life. In addition to describing these natural cycles beautifully, Allen makes the basic principles and beliefs of the Taoist philosophy accessible and understandable, not an easy thing to do.
I highly recommend this book. It is inspiring and still highly relevant today, as the LGBTQ community continues to struggle for understanding and acceptance. And I am very happy to note that the book is being made into a feature film entitled "A Long Road to Tao", which is scheduled for release in the fall of 2023 and will bring this important story to a wider audience.
Buy the book and go see the movie when it comes out! You won't be disappointed.
