Shozan Jack Haubner Książki

A screenwriter and stand-up comic’s hilarious and profound account of his journey into Zen monkhood—featuring a foreword by Leonard Cohen Shozan Jack Haubner is the David Sedaris of Zen Buddhism: a brilliant humorist and analyst of human foibles, whose hilarity is informed by the profound insights that have dawned on him—as he's stumbled and fallen into spirituall practice. Raised in a truly strange family of Mel-Gibson-esque Catholic extremists, he went on to study philosophy (becoming very un-Catholic in the process) and to pursue a career as a screenwriter and stand-up comic in the clubs of L.A. How he went from life in the fast lane to life on the stationary meditation cushion is the subject of this laugh-out-loud funny account of his experiences. Whether he’s dealing with the pranks of a juvenile delinquent assistant in the monastery kitchen or experiencing profound compassion in the presence of his spiritual teacher, Haubner’s voice is one you'll be compelled to listen to. Not only because it’s highly entertaining, but because of its remarkable insight into the human condition.

Think the life of a Zen monk is all serenity, peace, and austerity? Think again. Here, Shozan Jack Haubner gives an often-hilarious, always-candid account of what it’s really like behind those monastery walls. Haubner’s adventures include memories of his dysfunctional Midwestern family that drove him ultimately to declare, “I think I should be a monk!” to a madcap account of the night he got stoned and snuck out of the monastery, alongside more sobering accounts such as his life-threatening brush with illness, the profound impact of a dear friend’s death, and reflections on the controversy that rocked his Zen community. That he finds timeless wisdom in both the tragic and the absurd is a tribute to Haubner's gifts as a writer and humorist, and to his clear insights into the nature of self and what the practice of Zen is all about.

Zen strogo povjerljivo zbirka je urnebesnih eseja o životu unutar i izvan budističkog samostana. Shozan Jack Haubner odgojen je u konzervativnoj katoličkoj obitelji, studirao je filozofiju, ali se odlučio za karijeru scenarista i stand-up komičara u klubovima u L.A.-u. Put koji je prošao - od ubrzanog života u Los Angelesu do sjedenja na jastuku za meditaciju - tema je ove ispovijesti zbog koje ćete se glasno smijati. Haubner je osoba koju ćete naprosto morati saslušati, bez obzira govori li o nestašlucima maloljetnog delikventa, svog pomoćnika u samostanskoj kuhinji, ili o tome kako je dokazivao da nije glumio u porno filmu pod imenom „Daniel Reed“ (što uistinu nije) ili o suosjećanju koje mu je iskazao njegov učitelj. Shozan Jack Haubner otvara dušu i pritom izaziva salve smijeha, ali i zadivljuje zapanjujućim uvidima u ljudska stanja. “Ovaj guba redovnik, koji bi se trebao baviti svojim poslom, odlučio je stvarni svijet zaraziti svojim pričama, odnosno pustiti mačka iz vreće. A kakva je to lukava, opasna, prekrasna, smrdljiva i topla zvijer!“ Leonard Cohen