One of my wishlist books that I had not gotten to yet was Saltwater Buddha by Jaimal Yogis. In the Sunday Ventura County Star they had an article about Jaimal and his book signing in Venura last night. I asked my buddy Con if he wanted to go and off we went.
The first thing that struck me was the crowd. It was a small crowd, but I recognized many of the faces from the lineups around the county. This is not the sort of book that would grab just anyone's attention and this seemed to be a gathering of the faithful.
The second thing that really stood out was what a cool, down to earth guy Jaimal is. I did not know what to expect from the author of a book about zen and surfing. The guy is well spoken and funny. He talked about how Buddism had affected his life and his surfing without laying it on thick.
We enjoyed the book signing more than we expected and I am looking forward to reading the book.
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