I have time to be reading multiple books. The first one is Incognito; I've heard the author interviewed twice and the subject matter is just too compelling to miss. He is also a fluid and accessible communicator, which is necessary in order to get me involved in such a complex topic: how our brains function, how little of it we control and are conscious of, and the nature of free will.
The second book is American Eden, both a history of private and public gardens in America, and our human impulse to create garden spaces.
Both are compelling, and I find myself jumping back and forth between them. Like candy, I'm tellin' ya.
Shunryu Suzuki: Study Yourself
The purpose of studying Buddhism is not to study Buddhism. It is to study ourselves.
