Andrew G

Andrew G edited the summary of Child of God Friday, April 1, 2011.

• Falsely accused of rape, Lester goes on the prowl in a typically beautifully written, but starkly cold and unforgiving landscape forged from the fires of McCarthy's mind.

Andrew G edited the summary of Wilderness and the American Mind Friday, April 1, 2011.

• This book contains a well thought out and well researched overview concerning the history of wilderness and how we think about it as Americans and human beings. Beginning with the bible, Nash moves through the course of time to sketch out a sometimes encouraging, sometimes terrifying, portrayal of human interaction with the natural world.

Andrew G edited the summary of Some of the Dharma Friday, April 1, 2011.

• This book contains several years' worth of diary entries concerning Kerouac's tumultuous relationship with and practice of Buddhism. Important for anyone wishing to understand Kerouac the person and writer. Full of literary and religious blips.

Andrew G edited the summary of Roaring Stream (Ecco Companions) Friday, April 1, 2011.

• This book contains 46 chapters describing 46 different masters in the Ch'an/Zen tradition. The introductions are extremely helpful at giving a historical context to the masters and the tradition to which they contributed. The editors have drawn from a wide variety of sources to provide a great overview of Zen as it was portrayed and created by these early masters.

Andrew G edited the summary of Mencius Friday, April 1, 2011.

• Confucius' long lost disciple. Mencius imbibes Confucian philosophy with the crucial aspect of the concept of self, thereby bringing a greater range of thought to his forerunner's philosophy and making it have a broader appeal.

Andrew G edited the summary of Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma (Asia Only) Friday, April 1, 2011.

• This book contains four surviving essays from the original Zen master. Red Pine's introduction is helpful, and his translation is wholly readable. Here is where Zen began...

Andrew G edited the summary of The Way of Zen Friday, April 1, 2011.

• Watts' book provides a fine overview of Zen, including central doctrines and a history of this Buddhist sect.

Andrew G edited the summary of The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha : A New Translation of the Majjhima Nikaya (Teachings of the Buddha) Friday, April 1, 2011.

• Along with the Samyutta Nikaya, the Majjhima Nikaya contains perhaps the most varied and most central teachings in the Pali cannon.

Andrew G edited the description of The Selected Poems of T'ao Ch'ien Friday, April 1, 2011.

• Chinese, tr David HintonThe originator of China's poetic tradition.

Andrew G edited the summary of Tao Te Ching Tuesday, January 25, 2011.

• This book tells how to be a good human being. Full of delicious paradoxes. Beyond summary.