It's not about the Buddha
Killing the Buddha: A Heretic's Bible
by Peter Manseau, Jeff Sharlet
For some long-forgotten reason I added this book to my Amazon Wish List, then Tod bought it for me. As with many of the books I've acquired during the past two years, it sat on my bedroom bookshelf for a long time before I started reading it.
It's not about the Buddha. At all. Except for a brief introductory explanation of why a certain famous Zen Master advised his students to, if they ever met the Buddha on the road: Kill Him. [Metaphorically speaking: True spiritual growth is fueled by tearing down your idols and learning from your own experiences.]
This book is a collection of essays by different authors, each essay a reimagination or reinterpretation of a book from the Christian Holy Bible. Books such as Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, etc.
And it rocks! I'm not sure how to describe what I'm liking about this book. In some ways it takes the Bible more seriously than many Christians do. But it also speaks frankly about God and His cast of human characters in extremely personal and insightful ways.
It is similar to my own reimagination of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew, which I started writing at the bottom of this page.
I heartily recommend this book, and I'm not even 1/3 of the way through :-)
by Peter Manseau, Jeff Sharlet
For some long-forgotten reason I added this book to my Amazon Wish List, then Tod bought it for me. As with many of the books I've acquired during the past two years, it sat on my bedroom bookshelf for a long time before I started reading it.
It's not about the Buddha. At all. Except for a brief introductory explanation of why a certain famous Zen Master advised his students to, if they ever met the Buddha on the road: Kill Him. [Metaphorically speaking: True spiritual growth is fueled by tearing down your idols and learning from your own experiences.]
This book is a collection of essays by different authors, each essay a reimagination or reinterpretation of a book from the Christian Holy Bible. Books such as Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, etc.
And it rocks! I'm not sure how to describe what I'm liking about this book. In some ways it takes the Bible more seriously than many Christians do. But it also speaks frankly about God and His cast of human characters in extremely personal and insightful ways.
It is similar to my own reimagination of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew, which I started writing at the bottom of this page.
I heartily recommend this book, and I'm not even 1/3 of the way through :-)