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Be Nobody
Lama Marut
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Description for Be Nobody
paperback. With his edgy tone and radical perspective, Lama Marut calls for the biggest revolution of all: overthrow of our obsessive quest to be somebody. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 274.
Like boardwalk tourists poking their faces through two-dimensional cutouts of the muscle man and bathing beauty, we are all desperately trying to be somebody, to be "special." No one wants to be a loser, a small fry, a big zero.
But maybe we've got it all wrong.
With an edgy tone and radical perspective, Lama Marut shows that the quest to distinguish ourselves is the true cause of our dissatisfaction, and it continually leaves us feeling isolated and alone. Drawing from the spiritual truism that only by losing the self can we discover our real potential, ... Read more
Like boardwalk tourists poking their faces through two-dimensional cutouts of the muscle man and bathing beauty, we are all desperately trying to be somebody, to be "special." No one wants to be a loser, a small fry, a big zero.
But maybe we've got it all wrong.
With an edgy tone and radical perspective, Lama Marut shows that the quest to distinguish ourselves is the true cause of our dissatisfaction, and it continually leaves us feeling isolated and alone. Drawing from the spiritual truism that only by losing the self can we discover our real potential, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Atria Books/Beyond Words
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Hillsboro, Oregon, United States
ISBN
9781582704548
SKU
V9781582704548
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About Lama Marut
Lama Marut (a.k.a. Brian K. Smith) is extensively trained in the spiritual traditions of India and Tibetan Buddhism. He holds a PhD in comparative religion and taught for over two decades in the academic world, first at Columbia University and later at the University of California, where he retired as professor emeritus in 2004. He has served for the past ... Read more
Reviews for Be Nobody
"In his trademark emphatic and no-nonsense style, Lama Marut provides a much needed critique of modernity that cuts to the root of every problem we currently face on the planet."
Dr. Miles Neale, Buddhist Psychotherapist and Assistant Director of the Nalanda Institute for Contemplative Science "Here's some help in kicking your ego's butt, so that you can create a ... Read more
Dr. Miles Neale, Buddhist Psychotherapist and Assistant Director of the Nalanda Institute for Contemplative Science "Here's some help in kicking your ego's butt, so that you can create a ... Read more