Lawrence Shainberg

From Pushcart Prize-winning author Lawrence Shainberg, a funny and powerful memoir about literary friendships, writing, and Zen practice.Inexplicably good karmato this, author Lawrence Shainberg attributes a life filled with relationships with legendary writers and renowned Buddhist teachers. In Four Men Shaking he weaves together the narratives of three of those relationships: his literary friendships with Samuel Beckett and Norman Mailer, and his teacher-student relationship with the Japanese Zen master Kyudo Nakagawa Roshi. In Shainbergs lifelong pursuit of both writing and Zen practice, each of these men represents an important aspect of his experience. The audacious, combative Mailer becomes a symbol in Shainbergs mind for the Buddhist concept of form, while the elusive and self-deprecating Beckett seems to embody an awareness of emptiness. Through it all is Nakagawa, the earthy, direct Zen master challenging Shainberg to let go of his endless rumination and accept reality as it is. Browse InsideFour Men ShakingSearching for Sanity with Samuel Beckett, Norman Mailer, and My Perfect Zen TeacherBy Lawrence Shainberg$16.95 - PaperbackOUT OF STOCK: Available for back-order.Qty:Shambhala Publications07/16/2019Pages: 144Size: 5 x 7ISBN: 97816118072950Related Zen ConfidentialBy Shozan Jack Haubner$14.95 Paperback Nothing Holy about ItBy Tim Burkett$17.95 Paperback Let the Whole Thundering World Come HomeBy Natalie Goldberg$16.95 Paperback Single White MonkBy Shozan Jack Haubner$14.95 PaperbackRelated TopicsBuddhist Biography/MemoirWritingDetailsInexplicably good karmato this, author Lawrence Shainberg attributes a life filled with relationships with legendary writers and renowned Buddhist teachers. In Four Men Shaking he weaves together the narratives of three of those relationships: his literary friendships with Samuel Beckett and Norman Mailer, and his teacher-student relationship with the Japanese Zen master Kyudo Nakagawa Roshi. In Shainbergs lifelong pursuit of both writing and Zen practice, each of these men represents an important aspect of his experience. The audacious, combative Mailer becomes a symbol in Shainbergs mind for the Buddhist concept of form, while the elusive and self-deprecating Beckett seems to embody an awareness of emptiness. Through it all is Nakagawa, the earthy, direct Zen master challenging Shainberg to let go of his endless rumination and accept reality as it is.

En este divertido, irreverente y honesto autorretrato, el autor nos relata su periplo espiritual e inmersión en la práctica del Zen. Shainberg conoció Oriente a través de Alan Watts y Krishnamurti y luego se dedicó al estudio y la práctica del Zen con los maestros japoneses. El libro es revelador acerca de la dicha y la frustración, lo absurdo y lo profundo de la experiencia vivida del Zen.