Just before "The Wolf Gift" I read "The Breath of God," by Jeffrey Small. If you were a fan of "The Di Vince Code," you'll love this book. I saved this particular passage in my "notes." "A Chinese Zen teacher one said, ' When you are full of doubt and uncertainty, even a thousand books of scripture are not sufficient; but when you truly understand, even one word is too much." I was talking to a friend that was also reading "The Breath of God" and I mentioned that paragraph to her and she said it moved her too and she saved it in her notes.
I would recommend both of these books to you and would love to hear what you thought.
3 comments:
I love Di Vinci Code! I will definitely read this. I always read books and wish I had the talent to write a novel too. I have so many ideas but just don't know how to get it down on paper. Thank you for sharing this book.
I am a librarian and have been struggling with J. Small's book for almost 2 weeks ever hopeful I will get hooked. Yes the Chinese Zen master quote got me, being a Zen practitioner myself...I stopped to write the quote down on my computer and went looking for the "real" name of the Zen teacher and I came upon your blog.
I did not read the DaVinci Code and don't plan to. I lived in Rome one summer while on an archaeological dig of an Etruscan tomb. From what I learned about the book it feels trite to me in it's mission to tell a story that is so unrealistic. I was an Anthropology major as an undergrad and I read mostly non-fiction spiritual books. When I saw this book all over facebook I kept it on my list of must reads.
I am sorry to report I will celebrate the ending yet I still have faith it "may" get better. This author self published and it is very clear he had no or then very poor editors.
I so wanted this to be a great read and am sorely disappointed. Perhaps finding the Zen quote is and will be the highlight. I Hope Not. Back to the Rock pile of "The Breather of God".
JC
Dear Anonymous, I didn't read "The Da Vinci Code" either. I did read "Angels and Demons" and thought it so ludicrous that I had no desire to read DVC. In "The Breath of God" I did find I needed more Zen and less drama. Thanks for your comment, Shelly
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