My favorite book this year was The Circle of the Way by Barbara O'Brien. It wins the annual Going For Refuge Blog Book of the Year Award. The prize is the recognition of a job well done.
This history of Zen Buddhism goes back to the Buddha and comes up into present time. Of all the books I read this year, this one touched at times, the intensity of the spiritual life, and explored the various possibilities and how circumstances change the Dharma to suit a time and place. Big overviews like this are very important even if the valleys between the peaks can feel tedious at times. Well done Ms. O'Brien.
This history of Zen Buddhism goes back to the Buddha and comes up into present time. Of all the books I read this year, this one touched at times, the intensity of the spiritual life, and explored the various possibilities and how circumstances change the Dharma to suit a time and place. Big overviews like this are very important even if the valleys between the peaks can feel tedious at times. Well done Ms. O'Brien.
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