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The Buddhist Years

Livre audio


A brand new volume of previously unpublished writings from the archives reflecting Jack Kerouac’s Buddhist

thinking

From a young age Kerouac was a spiritual thinker and questioner, and he always considered himself a

spiritual writer. Buddhism gave more meaning to Jack’s work as a writer: he was working not for personal

accomplishment and glory but for human betterment. And Buddhism justified his lifestyle: with its vision of the

material world as empty and illusory, he was free to do what he wanted.

This collection shows Jack at his earnest, soulful best. The writing is consistently and wonderfully Kerouacian:

it is honest, reflective, heartfelt, and revealing, with great characterizations amid his self-exploration as he

wrestles with his consciousness, desperate for belief.