Perry Garfinkel
Auteur de Buddha or Bust: In Search of Truth, Meaning, Happiness, and the Man Who Found Them All
Œuvres de Perry Garfinkel
Buddha or Bust: In Search of Truth, Meaning, Happiness, and the Man Who Found Them All (2006) 124 exemplaires
Maximum Style: Look Sharp and Feel Confident in Every Situation (Men's Health Life Improvement Guides) (1997) 34 exemplaires
Becoming Gandhi: My Experiment Living the Mahatma's 6 Moral Truths in Immoral Times (2024) 3 exemplaires
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 1948-07-30
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieux de résidence
- Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA
- Études
- Rutgers University (BA, 1970)
- Professions
- journalist
writing instructor
drummer
Membres
Critiques
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 6
- Membres
- 202
- Popularité
- #109,082
- Évaluation
- 3.3
- Critiques
- 3
- ISBN
- 11
- Langues
- 1
I left the book feeling I had a basic understanding of how historical Buddhism transformed into the Zen practices of Japan, why traditional Asian Buddhism focuses more on group chanting and ritual rather than the private contemplative practices common in the West, and the conflict between the transcendent worldview of Buddhism and the social activism and outreach coming to the forefront of Buddhism today. I found the chapter on the author's experiences at a Buddhist retreat at Auschwitz very moving and the chapter on Sri Lanka very enlightening (probably reflecting my own ignorance about the country more than anything else). The book concludes with the author's triumph in securing interviews with both Thich Nhat Hahn and the Dalai Lama and falling in love again. Overall, the book is an enjoyable read for anyone interested in knowing a little bit more about Buddhism.… (plus d'informations)