| Description |
247 pages ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Carved into the universe -- Remembering Marky Moon -- The Akron book of the dead -- Wild beast jerky -- Buddhisms : what they agree on -- Is Zen Buddhism a religion? -- Truth vs. Buddhism -- I'm just a Zen bozo -- Zazen isn't just the name of a sleeping tablet you can buy at truck stops -- The goal of having no goals -- The four no-bull truths -- When you're dead you've got no self -- The center of a universe with no center -- Intuition -- The no-bull eightfold path -- Your karma ran over my dogma -- Some koans you ought to know -- Emptiness -- Are drugs the gateway to Zen? -- He wasn't breathing -- What is Zen and what is just Asian culture -- Crazy wisdom is usually more crazy than wise -- Escape from the compound -- The whole shebang -- Marky's memorial. |
| Summary |
"An introduction to Zen Buddhism for general readers, written as a series of imaginary letters from the author to a deceased friend; covers basic Zen concepts such as rebirth, karma, and mindfulness, while also examining the ethical challenges of living a Buddhist life in the modern world" -- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject(S) |
Zen Buddhism -- Miscellanea.
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Religious life -- Buddhism -- Miscellanea.
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Death -- Religious aspects -- Buddhism -- Miscellanea.
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Trivia and miscellanea.
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| ISBN |
9781608686018 |
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1608686019 |
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