If You Meet the Buddha on the Road, Kill Him! Sheldon Kopp
Publisher: Bantam

"[I]t is impossible to convey the life-sensation of any given epoch of one's existence--that which makes its truth, its meaning--its subtle and penetrating essence. Nor was it ever so, and Buddhism has long held to this fact in its diverse applications of the simple monikor – If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him. So, I was just catching up on the few TV shows I used to watch and while watching Fringe, the book, 'If You Meet the Buddha on the Road, Kill Him' was said to be the favorite of a character on the show. That you can only find the answers inside yourself. The saying is, “If You Meet The Buddha On The Road, Kill Him.” Though this sounds a little bit shocking, its intent is to shake the reader out of their spiritual or intellectual slumber to consider the deeper truth of the koan. If You Meet the Buddha on the Road, Kill Him! Peter tells Olivia that this book, first published in 1972, is one of his favorites, “Because it talks about not depending on other people for answers. If You Meet Buddha on the Road, Kill Him. There is a Buddhist koan that says “If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him!” The killing of the concept of god is an evolutionary process that frees us from stagnation, bigotry, and anti-progress. €If You Meet the Buddha on the Road, Kill Him: The pilgrimage Of Psychotherapy Patients”. If you are instead counting on collapse and a "return" to some prior or old-new pristine state of grace, please - fuck yourself in the eyeballs with a loaded rifle. This is an oft quoted statement and comes from a Zen master Linji who said if you meet the Buddha kill him. That's my book shelf back there. IF YOU MEET THE BUDDHA ON THE ROAD , KILL HIM ! I mean If You Meet the Buddha on the Road, Kill Him which is not on my book shelf but will be soon. Download If You Meet the Buddha on the Road, Kill Him! Michael Dempsey: If You See The Buddha On the Road, Kill Him · Guest Post Where does inspiration meet technique, and how does commerce—which we grudgingly concede is a necessary factor in being a professional writer—affect the decisions we make about these rules?