num_pages: 128
description: In this dynamic and utterly novel presentation David Loy explores the fascinating proposition that the stories we tell--about what is and is not possible about ourselves about right and wrong life and death about the world and everything in it--become the very building blocks of our experience and of reality itself. Loy uses an intriguing mixture of quotations from familiar and less-familiar sources and brief stand-alone micro-essays engaging the reader in challenging and illuminating dialogue. As we come to see that the world is made--in a word--of stories we come to a richer understanding of that most elusive of Buddhist ideas: shunyata the generative emptiness that is the all-pervading quality inherent to all mental and physical forms in our ever-changing world. Reminiscent of Zen koans and works of sophisticated poetry this book will reward both a casual read and deep reflection.
language: English
title: The World Is Made of Stories
publisher: Wisdom Publications