Author: Grossinger, Richard

The Tibetan Buddhist bardo realm is usually viewed as the bridge between death and rebirth. This avant garde set of improvisational essays examines waking life, its history and language as if it were a bardo state rather than ultimate reality. Writing with playfulness and precision, Grossinger draws transcendental insight from the ephemeral space-time we call daily life, while addressing "mundane"issues such as genetic theory, the war in Iraq, George W. Bush's presidency, advertising, global warming, prison-industrial culture, childhood trauma, even country western music. 224 pp.