In Great Buddha Gym for All Mens and Womens, author Sallie Tisdale so
richly evokes her pilgrimage to the four vital sites related to Buddha
Shakyamuni's life and enlightenment that the listener feels as if she's
tripping alongside Tisdale every crowded, colorful, and sensuous step of
the way. The challenges of travel in modern India are daunting. The
ancient sites are overrun with tourists and seekers. Merchants hawking
spiritual goods are everywhere. And yet, miraculously, despite the
chaos, the great teachings of the Buddha come shining through.
Sallie Tisdale is the author of seven books, including Talk Dirty to
Me and The Best Thing I Ever Tasted, a finalist for a James Beard
Award. Her memoir Stepping Westward was one of the 100 Notable Books
of the West. Tisdale's essays have appeared in such publications as
Harper's, Threepenny Review, The New Yorker, and Esquire. She is
the 2013 recipient of the Regional Arts and Culture Council Literary
Fellowship. She has received an NEA Fellowship in Belle Lettres, a
Pushcart Prize, the James Phelan Literary Award, the American Journal of
Nursing Book of the Year award, and a Pope Foundation Award and was a
Dorothy and Arthur Shoenfeldt Distinguished Writer of the Year. Her work
has been reprinted in many anthologies, including Best American
Spiritual Writing, Best Buddhist Writing, and Best American Science
Writing.
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