Tag: buddhism

Gary Snyder: Heart-Beat – A Diptych

Posted by Scott Hartman | Jun 4, 2017 | Essays

“From a certain point onward there is no turning back. This is the point that must be reached.”...

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Buddhists and Dharma Bums

Posted by Karen Dewar | Jan 23, 2017 | Essays

Sometime in the early 1950s, the Beat Generation helped bring Buddhism to the West, or at least...

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The Dharma Bums: Judging a Book by its Cover

Posted by David S. Wills | Mar 3, 2015 | Essays

On Dave Moore’s wonderful Beat Generation Facebook group – a partner to the very...

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The Second Wave of American Interest in Japanese Culture: Alan Watts, Jack Kerouac, and Gary Snyder

Posted by David S. Wills | Oct 14, 2013 | Beatdom Content, Essays

by Charlie Canning Photos by John La Farge and David S. Wills Since the Treaty of Kanagawa...

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Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face: Favorite Saint of Gabrielle Ange L’Evesque Kerouac

Posted by GK Stritch | May 11, 2013 | Essays

Thérèse Martin (1873-1897) was four years old when her mother died. She entered the Carmelite...

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