Entertaining Buddhist Book Grapples with Life's Toughest Problems
Michael Lisagor’s inspring book Romancing the Buddha, Applying Buddhism to Everyday Life, is a reminder to those seeking enlightenment in the urban jungle that the priceless jewels of happiness are found within themselves. Lisagor shares his 34 years of applying the principles of Buddhism to successfully deal with depression, his wife's serious illness, raising two daughters and finding happiness and hope in our turbulent socieity.
Romancing the Buddha is about the practice of Nichiren Buddhism, which
teaches that an individual has the power to influence his or her, oftentimes
uncertain, circumstances—be it a stressful workday or the fear war brings. The
book offers profound insights regarding a wide range of topics including
adversity, family, relationships, and happiness in daily life.
Lisagor
shares how his thirty-three years of applying Buddhist principles have helped
him successfully deal with depression, his wife’s serious illness, raising two
daughters, and finding hope in a turbulent society. Seeing his website gain
enormous popularity and positive feedback encouraged him to put those
entertaining insights permanently in print. One reader stated, “I’ve never
laughed so hard. Wonderful reading! I will share your articles with Buddhists
and non-Buddhists alike.”
About the Author:
Michael Lisagor, together
with his wife, started practicing Buddhism in 1969. A self-confessed (but now
reformed) class clown and product of the sixties, he is the president of
Celerity Works, a management consulting company and columnist for Federal
Computer Week. He has been writing humorous articles with a message for the
World Tribune and Living Buddhism for fifteen years. The photographs in
Romancing the Buddha are the result of his passion for nature
photography.
Romancing the Buddha
By Michael Lisagor
Publication
Date:
Trade Paperback; $20.99; 136 pages; 1-4010-9499-6
Cloth Hardback;
$30.99; 136 pages; 1-4010-9500-3
Michael Lisagor is available for
interviews by calling (215) 923-4686 x. 190 or emailing e-mail protected from
spam bots or contacting the author at e-mail protected from spam bots. To
request a complimentary paperback or electronic (e-book)review copy of Romancing
the Buddha, contact the publisher at (215) 923-4686 x. 190. To purchase copies
of the book for resale, please fax Xlibris at (215) 599-0114.
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