The Roaring, Stream: A New Zen Reader is a groundbreaking, immensely readable anthology drawn From the vast corpus of Ch'an and Zen Buddhist literature. It offers readers a tour through more than a millennium of writing, presenting one masterpiece after another in chronological progression. "You can dip into the waters of this stream, again and again, at any point Finding refreshment and perspective, " notes Robert Aitken in his introduction. "A year From now you can dip in again and find treasures that were not at all evident the First time." From lectures to letters, brief poems to extended disquisitions, this collection is an ideal point of entry For newcomers to the Zen tradition, and an essential sourcebook For those who are already " on the way." "Now the masterpieces of Zen Buddhist writing are availa6le in a single volume," applauds Library Journal. "[This] will be the standard introduction to Zen Buddhism For years to come."

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Thomas Little can't sleep. After becoming pseudo-famous for sneaking into the White House, the unemployed, former mental health "Assessment Specialist", through a series of random coincidences, ends up the reluctant leader of the fastest growing, most highly marketed and most profitable religion on earth. Tom has some big decisions to make and spends the night assessing his situation, sorting his options and sharing his story.Often humorous, at times irreverent, ROAR tells a tale that spins along at a Vonnegut-like pace and is filled with as many "strange pockets of oddness and coincidence" as the universe that is the foundation of "R.O.A.R. - the Religion of Absolute Randomness".