“SM-SARA” has over forty poems collected for it, so far. Attached will be a screenshot of the script. In addition to compiling “SM-SARA” and editing “Spear-thrower”, I have been working on a separate novel idea that I am excited to share, as well, in the near future.
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For today’s Goodreads’ #MyYearInBooks HaikuPrajna, we are reviewing one of my favorite books: Hermann Hesse’s “Siddhartha”. This is a beautiful story about a man’s search for spiritual liberation, for Nibbana. I believe that the titular protagonist’s journey is one that many modern-day readers can empathize with. Siddhartha abandons his family in search of teachings which his religious father cannot fulfill and, by taking on the numerous life-styles and systems of the world around him, he also transcends the lessons of the Buddha, of the market, and of love and parenthood; he transcends all of the suffering that we all have to take on, in order to achieve an inner-peace that is non-dependent on anything outside of himself. A fantastic book, and an easy read.
HaikuPrajna
Transcendence of all / the suffering we take on / to grow through our lives. (“Siddhartha”)
My Goodreads' 2020 #MyYearInBooks can be seen here: https://www.goodreads.com/user/year_in_books/2020/83965332
"Spear-thrower" and stories from the upcoming "SM-SARA" Collection can be found here: https://haikuprajna.blogspot.com/p/sm-sara.html
Will make a separate page for Spear-thrower soon!
While I pitch my first novel, "Perennial City", the full first chapter along with rough-chapter previews can be found here: https://haikuprajna.blogspot.com/p/perennial-city.html
Thank you for reading.
Until next time,
Allen W. McLean
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