Book Review: Buddha In Blue Jeans by Tai Sheridan

by drpgreene, posted in Book Review

Buddha in Blue Jeans by Tai Sheridan is beautiful in its simplicity.  When I first began my journey, this is one of the first books that I acquired through Kindle.  The book was written in 2011 and extolls the virtues of sitting quietly.  Yes, I know, I know, sitting quietly is not one of the most exciting topics that one can cover; however, a person can learn a lot about him or her self and the world in general by sitting quietly.

This book is an extremely short read as one can finish it easily within an hour but there are timeless subjects that are covered throughout the pages.  One could easily make a study of this book over weeks and months by simply pursuing the ideas that Sheridan covers.  There are fifteen topics that are covered in the book that range from Care for Your Body to Love Indiscriminately.

One of my favorite passages in Buddha in Blue Jeans is “Pain is Natural”.  I found this to be beautiful because we are in an “instant relief” based society.  There is a pill for everything that ails a person and several pills that counteracts the side effects for the first pill, creating a balancing act.  Please don’t misunderstand, I am not advocating for a person to be in continuous, agonizing pain; however, a little pain is normal.  Pain is a message to the brain that tells us to be careful.

Is Buddha in Blue Jeans going to answer every question that a person might have on the voyage to enlightenment?  Of course not, but it will smooth out the first few steps along the way.  I fully recommend Buddha in Blue Jeans to those that are just beginning their life-changing journey.  I also recommend the book for a gentle read to reinforce many things that experienced seekers know to be true.

Buddha in Blue Jeans is available on the Amazon Kindle app for free.  You can get your copy here.

Book Review: Zen by Andrew Daley

by drpgreene, posted in Book Review

The full title of this book is Zen: A Simple Path to More Happiness, More Tranquility, and Less Problems.  I Just could not figure out a way to put all of that in the title of my post and still have the title draw the eye in a positive way.

This is a short book, coming in at under 200 pages, which I honestly find to be a selling point.  I often find that books are longer than they need to be because the author belabors the point.  I am not a “lazy reader” but I think that the length of the book should be dictated by the message that is being conveyed.  This book hit that “sweet spot” of giving enough information but not making the reader feel as if he or she is being beaten about the head with the information.

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Philosophy has always been interesting to me and Eastern Philosophy is doubly so.  The issue that I have with most books is that the authors use vague terminology (without definitions) about which most laymen have no idea.  This book does not have this issue.  The book is simply written with vivid, imaginative description to allow the reader to better understand the concept.

All in all, it was a very enjoyable book that I read in one sitting.  This book is not going to convince you to change your life; however, if you have decided to make a change, this book offers tips and methods that will help you with the change.

 

Reading Goal is set.

by drpgreene, posted in Book Reading List.

I believe that reading is among the best ways to acquire knowledge and a strong vocabulary.  Ideas flow freely through books and never have so many books been easily assessable a very low (or free) price.  One method for easily acquiring books is by using the Amazon Kindle app.  Not only are their thousands of books available for free on most any subject that one can think of, but with a purchase of less than $10 USD per month, one may avail him or herself of Amazon Unlimited and have access to over 1.4 million books.

I have decided that I am going to read 100 books in the next 400 days.  This period of time will end on January 20, 2020, and I will keep a running list on this blog.  During this time, I will review some of the more interesting books on this blog.  If you have books that you would like to recommend, please feel free to send them to me at DrPGreene@outlooks.com.  Thank you so much.