{"product_id":"be-nobody-paperback","title":"Be Nobody - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLama Marut\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis follow-up to \u003ci\u003eA Spiritual Renegade's Guide to the Good Life \u003c\/i\u003ecalls for the biggest revolution of all: the overthrow of our obsessive quest to be somebody.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLike boardwalk tourists poking their faces through two-dimensional cutouts of the muscle man and bathing beauty, we are all desperately trying to be somebody, to be \"special.\" No one wants to be a loser, a small fry, a big zero. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut maybe we've got it all wrong. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith an edgy tone and radical perspective, Lama Marut shows that the quest to distinguish ourselves is the true cause of our dissatisfaction, and it continually leaves us feeling isolated and alone. Drawing from the spiritual truism that only by losing the self can we discover our real potential, \u003ci\u003eBe Nobody\u003c\/i\u003e provides guidance, actions, and simple meditations to help you lay down the heavy burden of trying to be somebody--without requiring you to live in a monastery or retire to a cave in the Himalayas. When we vacate ourselves, we will finally have the freedom to find true fulfillment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo stop narrating your life and start living it. Be nobody.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLama Marut (a.k.a. Brian K. Smith) is extensively trained in the spiritual traditions of India and Tibetan Buddhism. He holds a PhD in comparative religion and taught for over two decades in the academic world, first at Columbia University and later at the University of California, where he retired as professor emeritus in 2004. He has served for the past fifteen years as a spiritual teacher to students around the world, and is currently the spiritual director for eight \"Middle Way Centers\" located in North America, Australia, and Singapore. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn addition to several scholarly studies and translations based on Sanskrit materials, he is the author of the popular and award-winning book \u003ci\u003eA Spiritual Renegade's Guide to the Good Life\u003c\/i\u003e. With his unique mixture of erudition and earthiness, intensity and humor, conviction and openness, Lama Marut's message is easily accessible and life-changing.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.5 x 5.56 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 03, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760484548896,"sku":"9781582704548","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e771cc0243ae3e99b66a19f32a0a77cd.webp?v=1780181165","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/be-nobody-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}