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Title

The world is made of stories / David R. Loy.

Author

Loy, David, 1947-

Publication

Boston : Wisdom Publications, c2010.

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Details

Description

viii, 116 p.; 21 cm.

Summary

In this dynamic and utterly novel presentation, David Loy explores the fascinating proposition that the stories we tell--about what is and is not possible, about ourselves, about right and wrong, life and death, about the world and everything in it--become the very building blocks of our experience and of reality itself. Loy uses an intriguing mixture of quotations from familiar and less-familiar sources and brief stand-alone micro-essays, engaging the reader in challenging and illuminating dialogue. As we come to see that the world is made--in a word--of stories, we come to a richer understanding of that most elusive of Buddhist ideas: shunyata, the "generative emptiness" that is the all-pervading quality inherent to all mental and physical forms in our ever-changing world. Reminiscent of Zen koans and works of sophisticated poetry, this book will reward both a casual read and deep reflection.

Subject

• Sunyata
• Storytelling > Religious aspects > Buddhism

Note

• Includes index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

In the beginning was the story -- A storied life -- The power of story, the story of power -- The big stories.

ISBN

• 0861716159 (pbk. : alk. paper)
• 9780861716159 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2010025649

OCLC

• 515412120
• SCSB-11724584

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library