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9781580083461

The Essential Crazy Wisdom

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    9781580083461

  • ISBN10:

    1580083463

  • Edition: Reprint
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2001-12-19
  • Publisher: Ten Speed Press
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Summary

Take a wild and rickety ride through the philosophies of the East and West to discover the madmen, dreamers, and unconventional wisdom seekers in the abridged, better-than-ever version of our best-selling cult classic. THE ESSENTIAL CRAZY WISDOM delivers the most significant, most lunatic, and most compelling insights of the ages. Scoop Nisker patches together the unorthodox teachings that have bubbled up through the words of such crazy visionaries as Rumi, Gautama the Buddha, Mark Twain, Lao Tzu, Albert Einstein, Mahatma Gandhi, Allen Ginsberg, and Lily Tomlin. Discover the common thread in these multiple perspectives and travel on this comedic course to enlightenment!'A Original edition sold over 40,000 copies.

Author Biography

WES "SCOOP" NISKER is a Buddhist meditation teacher, journalist, and author. For over twenty years, he has been leading retreats and workshops worldwide in Buddhist insight meditation, humor, and philosophy. Before devoting himself to writing full time, he was a well-known radio announcer who went by the name of "Scoop." He calls Berkeley, California, home.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsp. 1
Introductionp. 5
In the Beginning...p. 9
The Castp. 29
Crazy Eastern Wisdomp. 65
Crazy Western Wisdomp. 85
The Existential Get Downp. 101
The Art of Crazy Wisdomp. 109
How to Become Crazy and Wisep. 129
Crazy Wisdom on the Roadp. 151
Crazy Wisdom in the Here and Nowp. 207
Crazy Wisdom Does the Dance of Deathp. 227
The End Is Also the Middlep. 237
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