old path white clouds

i finished reading tnh's old path white clouds yesterday, and what a read it was. tnh covers the buddha's life from beginning to end with great loving detail, and presents his lessons in inspiring and comprehensible form. although i did read it very slowly, and with much love and care, i cannot say more than a very small fraction has been retained. i do hope that the learning seeps into a place untouched by forgetfulness, magically somehow. the buddha's message of love and understanding, equality, and most importantly - non-self and impermanence have certainly touched a spot deep within. a book i recommend highly.

am back to reading swami vivekananda now. i don't believe a writer other than he and tnh has made so considerable an impact (on me, that is), really. words do no justice to the immense pleasure to be found in combining these two toward spiritual growth.