Nothing Exists: Meditations on Aikido, Buddhism, the Tao, Zen, and other inconsequential things...Vol. IV - Paperback

by James Sawers (Author)

Nothing Exists, is the fourth volume in the Nothing series. It is similar to its companion volumes, Nothing Works, Nothing Special, and, Nothing Matters, in that it is a book of personal examination and exploration, the outcome of which is a collection of poems that blends personal tales of discovery and direct experience, with more distant and imagined poems in Aikido, meditation, and eastern thought in general. The author's first hand, direct experience comes across in his writings.

Author Biography

The author has a long-term interest in the martial arts and has been studying and practicing various martial arts intermittently, since 1967. He has been practicing Aikido for about twenty years, in which he holds a sandan ranking. He also has interests in meditation, yoga, and eastern philosophies, in general. He has a Master's Degree in Management, with a Bachelor's degree in Psychology. The author is also a former paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division. He was born in Glasgow, Scotland. Presently he resides in the Chicago area.