Buddha in a Teacup (eBook)

Todd Walton (Autor)

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2016
194 Seiten
Counterpoint Press (Verlag)
978-1-61902-765-7 (ISBN)

Infos

Inspiring modern-day parables ';reminiscent of the best haiku poetryeach one a thought-provoking gem' (Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, New York Timesbestselling author of The Tribe of Tiger). The forty-two short tales that compriseBuddha in a Teacupare set in contemporary America, as opposed to long ago China or India. Each springs from the author's meditations on fundamental aspects of Buddhist dharma as those teachings apply to the world today. Some are humorous, some sad, some erotic, some mysteriousbut all are linked and balanced by themes of mindfulness, compassion, generosity, kindness, and love. Readerswhether they know anything about Buddhism or notwill find much to appreciate and enjoy in these universal tales of the human condition.

Autor

Todd Walton is the author of the novels Inside Moves, Forgotten Impulses, Louie & Women, Night Train and Under the Table Books. His non-fiction work includes Open Body: Creating Your Own Yoga and The Writer's Path, a book of Todd's original writing exercises. In addition to his writing, he is a professional musician and pruner of fruit trees. His wife is the cellist Marcia Sloane. Their collaborative CDs are When Light Is Your Garden and So Not Jazz. Todd has also produced five CDs of solo piano music, notably Mystery Inventions and Incongroovity. He lives in Mendocino, California and writes a weekly column for the Anderson Valley Advertiser and is currently at work on an epic seven-volume fictive work called Ida’s Place.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.2.2016
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Buddhismus
• Schlagworte: book about american buddhism • book about bhuddism • book about practicing buddhism • book of buddhist practices • book of buddhist rituals • buddhism in america • creating your own yoga • forgotten impulses • how to practice buddhism • inside moves • Night Train • open body • ruby and spear • short stories about buddhism • todd wallton • tod walton
• ISBN-10: 1-61902-765-8 / 1619027658
• ISBN-13: 978-1-61902-765-7 / 9781619027657