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Events Thu Apr 15 2010
Stephen T. Asma @ Barnes and Noble
If you're in need of some calm this tax day, Barnes and Noble downtown is hosting Columbia College professor Stephen T. Asma
tonight. He'll be reading from his new book Why I Am a Buddhist: No-Nonsense Buddhism With Red Meat and Whiskey. As the title suggests, Asma's aim is to "take the humorless brown rice eaters...the California, out of Buddhism. If a guy like me can be a Buddhist...trust me, there's room for you." In addition to personal anecdotes about his own spiritual journey, there are down-to-earth explanations of reincarnation, karma, the Four Noble Truths, the Eightfold Path, and how Buddhism differs from Hinduism. Barnes and Noble, 1 E. Jackson Blvd., (312) 362-8792, April 15 at 6pm. Free.
