Brian Robertson

Love Richard Rohr, But He Missed The Boat on This

Revisado: 07-17-18

This must have been a phase that RIchard Rohr was going through. I've seen and heard several of his Videos, mostly more recent, and love his presentation and style. Not so much here. For me, his voice on this one captures annoying quirks and rhythm that would be at home on a small town Protestant AM station radio voice. Thankfully, his later natural speaking and phrasing and cadence is so comforting it is a joy to hear him. Not here for me on this one.

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The Spirit of Buddhism

Revisado: 03-28-18

after 30+ years of Buddhism my favorite look at the nature of the inner life and spirit.

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I Walked into a Scattershot

Revisado: 10-17-17

What I expected was a far more well thought out book on an interesting topic. Instead, there was a frustrating lack of focus in this book, complete with a scattershot approach that drew on fluff and page fillers such as on a French movement that was dangled but never explored in a way that might explain why it was even brought up in the first place.

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very good introduction to the subject.

Revisado: 09-22-17

encouraging and supportive from her unique position --- her husband is an Orthodox priest. Helped me start or restart a spiritual discipline that i do enjoy....thanks to this book.

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The best book on zen -- with another best!

Revisado: 04-17-16

Where does Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This is, without a doubt, my number one most excellent book on zen. Add to that the remarkable presence of Peter Coyote who is reading it aloud.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind?

there are too many such moments by way of this or that sentence. Unpacking this book and its depth is not an intellectual exercise -- it is from the heart.

What does Peter Coyote bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

The best matching of material to presentation that I know if in the audio book field. This is not a fact everybody has to believe. It is, instead, from my own point of view in terms of my admiration for the book itself carried over to a wonderful presentation. I am fairly sure that finding a more appropriate and sensitive reading simply couldn't be found.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes, although as I mention above, hearing the book several times reveals more profound sentences that, at first pass, were like jewels left on the floor,

Any additional comments?

Grateful to Audible.com for making this available!!!

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The best book on zen -- with another best!

Revisado: 04-17-16

Where does Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This is, without a doubt, my number one most excellent book on zen. Add to that the remarkable presence of Peter Coyote who is reading it aloud.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind?

there are too many such moments by way of this or that sentence. Unpacking this book and its depth is not an intellectual exercise -- it is from the heart.

What does Peter Coyote bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

The best matching of material to presentation that I know if in the audio book field. This is not a fact everybody has to believe. It is, instead, from my own point of view in terms of my admiration for the book itself carried over to a wonderful presentation. I am fairly sure that finding a more appropriate and sensitive reading simply couldn't be found.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes, although as I mention above, hearing the book several times reveals more profound sentences that, at first pass, were like jewels left on the floor,

Any additional comments?

Grateful to Audible.com for making this available!!!

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The Gita -- My Favorite Spifitual Book.

Revisado: 02-25-16

wish the reader would have been Eknath Easwaran but a good job just the same.

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This headline is needed to send my review

Revisado: 11-15-15

Sit. Read. Then just sit. A great collection to dig deep. Wonderful no matter what path you walk.

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Best intro to getting the spirit of Buddhism.

Revisado: 10-16-15

Discovered this collection on Audible after having been a Buddhist for some fifty years and loved it! listen to it from time to time. Not a dry history but rather clear sense of how Buddhism looks and feels. Wonderful!

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Important book on Buddhism

Revisado: 09-02-15

I happen to enjoy a nonBuddhist spiritual teacher Ramana Maharshi and this book, without mentioning him at all, gives a very cool alignment of thought between the Hindu spiritual figure Ramana M and of the same Shadings in Buddhism --the Buddhist concept on the total unreality of self.

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