In this meditative memoir—a compelling fusion of  Barbarian Days  and the journals of Thomas Merton—the author of  Saltwater Buddha  reflects on his "failing toward enlightenment," his continued search to find meaning and a greater understanding of grace in the world’s oceans as well as everyday life. Born to a family of seekers, Jaimal Yogis left home at sixteen to surf in Hawaii and join a monastery—an adventure he chronicled in  Saltwater Buddha . Now, in his early twenties, his heart is broken and he’s lost his way. Hitting the road again, he lands in a monastery in Dharamsala, where he meets Sonam, a displaced Tibetan.  To help his friend, Jaimal makes a cockamamie attempt to reunite him with his family in Tibet by way of America. Though he does not succeed, witnessing Sonam’s spirit in the face of failure offers Jaimal a deeper understanding of faith. When the two friends part, he cannot fathom the unlikely circumstances that will reunite them.  All Our Waves Are Water  follows Jaimal’s trek from the Himalayas to Indonesia; to a Franciscan Friary in New York City to the dusty streets of Jerusalem; and finally to San Francisco’s Ocean Beach. Along his journey, Jaimal prays and surfs; mourning a lost love and seeking something that keeps eluding him. The poet Rumi wrote, "We are not a drop in the ocean. We are the ocean in a drop."  All Our Waves Are Water  is Jaimal’s "attempt to understand the ocean in a drop, to find that one moon shining in the water everywhere"—to find the mystery that unites us.   “Spiritual questing, serious surfing, a little hip-hop, and a significant dose of deep, honest humanity—another perfect Jaimal Yogis book!” - Steven Kotler, author of West Of Jesusand The Rise of Superman “I’ll follow Jaimal Yogis into any ocean, walk whichever road with him, and read everything he writes. It always leads to growth.” - Wallace J. Nichols, New York Times bestselling author of Blue Mind “ All Our Waves Are Water seeks profound lessons in the ocean.” - New York Times Book Review “You don’t have to be a surfer to appreciate Yogis’ description of looking for the light at the end of a curling tunnel of water as a metaphor for his quest for inner peace.” - Honolulu Star Advertiser “[A] disarming memoir [that] seeks the stillness inside the chaos, the union inside duality.” - BBC (from “Ten Best Beach Reads of 2017”) “With equal doses of humor, self-deprecation and well-rendered storytelling, Yogis does a great job making these heady themes accessible and entertaining through personal experiences.” - North Bay Bohemian “Evocative and unpretentious...wry but engaged...articulate and genuinely funny.” - San Francisco Chronicle “Engaging... As he draws wisdom from Tibetan monks, fellow surfers, and a beloved journalism professor, Yogis infuses All Our Waves with a rich mix of spiritual quest and down-to-earth adventurism.” - San Jose Mercury News “Yogis seems to have reached as close to enlightenment as anyone ever gets... He mixes science with faith and has a great sense of humor about everything along the way.” - Surfer Magazine “Captivating.... Yogis finds wisdom everywhere [and] shows that the search for enlightenment, with its storms, lulls, and occasional thrills, is not much different from the search for the perfect wave.” - Publishers Weekly (starred review) “For fellow seekers, Buddha-nature on a surfboard.” - Kirkus “Jaimal Yogis writes in a fun, engaging style, and the ideas he conveys are timeless, All Our Waves Are Water is a great pleasure.” - Sharon Salzberg, New York Times bestselling author of Lovingkindness and Real Happiness “Insightful, contemplative, and eloquently written, Yogis leaves us to realize that life isn’t about that elusive end goal of understanding humanity; it’s about the risks we’re willing to take in our journey to get there.” - Reza Aslan, author of No god but God and Zealot “With stirring honesty... [Yogis] skillfully chronicles a journey that took him from India and Jerusalem to the sandy beaches of Indonesia and Mexico... Surfers are sure to enjoy the author’s ode to the perfect ride, but it’s the personal reflections that will draw readers.” - Booklist “In this deeply wise memoir of an already remarkable life, Jaimal Yogis takes us on a good ride through India, surfing, ancient wisdom and modern physics, and many practical insights about the waves of life. Authentic, direct, and powerful, this is a beautiful book.” - Rick Hanson, Ph.D., author of Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom “Yogis takes us on a humorous, insightful, vulnerable, and ultimately relatable journey to inner peace. This is a spiritual book about a real person dealing with real world issues, one that can benefit us all in understanding how to surf the waves of everyday life with compassion and contentment.” - MeiMei Fox, New York Times bestselling author of Fortytude and Bend, Not Break “Jaimal takes us on a raw, real and sublime ri