I began reading and became hooked quickly. One passage from the "Himalayas" chapter struck a personal cord with me. You described how your mother would come in and out of your life like the tide, how you tried to hold onto her but she disappeared; how you just couldn't understand why she didn't want you, and how you concluded there must have been something wrong with you.
I couldn't stop crying after reading through these pages. I was the wounded child that you described after my father abandoned me as a child.
I do have two questions:
1. Though it my not have been your intention, your mother was not portrayed in the best light. How did she respond to your memoir? Did she feel guilty, embarrassed? Angry?
2. You mentioned in your memoir that you felt a tug towards your Jewish roots despite have been immersed in Buddhism from a very young age. Did you ever pursue this pull and if so what came of it?
