Way of the Bull (Hardcover)

by Leo Buscaglia (Author)

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A stirring story of Leo Buscaglia's travels from Japan and Hong Kong to Cambodia and Calcutta on his personal quest for discovery, searching for the bull--the Chinese symbol of life--in himself and all of us, the bull that must remain untethered and free to explore.
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A stirring story of Leo Buscaglia's travels from Japan and Hong Kong to Cambodia and Calcutta on his personal quest for discovery, searching for the bull--the Chinese symbol of life--in himself and all of us, the bull that must remain untethered and free to explore. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 289 pages
• Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (October 1982)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0030628822
• ISBN-13: 978-0030628825
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #511,780 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Man with open heart & mind experiences joy on Asian travels., June 8, 1998

By	Dan Brooks ([e-mail]) (Claymont, DE) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Way of the Bull (Mass Market Paperback)

If you enjoy books about spiritual journeys, other cultures, and/or travel essays, chances are you'll ejoy this one. Mr. Buscaglia is a very warm, friendly, positive person (but not in a sickly-sweet info-mercial way) and this fact comes across as he tours parts of Asia. He is a man who is happy just "being" wherever and with whomever he happens to be. It made want to be that kind of person, too. But he's not selling any "fix your life quick scheme". He's just someone trying to spread joy in his travels. And he spread some to me.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Relationships and the moment you possess are keys to Joy, September 26, 2000

By	Allan M. Gathercoal "fdoamerica" (Norcross, GA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Way of the Bull (Mass Market Paperback)

Renown for his writing about the human need for love and relationships, Leo F. Buscaglia shares his travels during the late '60s. Japan, Thailand, Hong Kong, Cambodia, Saigon, India, and Nepal are some of his destinations.

It has been said it is not the destination but the journey that is important in one's travel. Buscaglia takes this a step further in "The Way of the Bull" and says that it is the relationships you make and the moment you possess that is paramount. He travels below his means to experience the reality of the culture he visits, and his reflections are windows on cultures and caricatures of different societies that he views through the various people he meets. The title, "The Way of the Bull," is taken from a Zen book written in the 12th Century. It also is the way one finds oneself through the process of seeking life, energy, truth and action.

"This way has not always been easy, though it has been wondrous, full of excitement and discovery," Buscaglia says, as he grabs his suitcase and heads toward the approaching bus. "Travel joyously." Recommended

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars In All Ways, Seek the Truth, and You Will Be Free., May 2, 2005

By	Betty Burks "Betty L. Burks" (Nashville, TN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Way of the Bull (Mass Market Paperback)

According to Oriental philosophy, going back to the 12th century, the bull represents life, energy, truth, and action. But once found, the bull cannot be tethered; he must be free. Describes us Taurus-born people to a "T."

A person should indulge in the process of seeking insight and finding himself. If you go down false paths into dead ends, away from your true nature, you suffer loneliness and despair. If you get lost along the way, you find disappointments, confusion, pain and fears.

American society is based on a person's wealth and possessions. He started questioning, "If man is his 'things,' what happens to him when he loses them or they are taken from him?" That is a perplexing illumination to ponder.

He feels that life is a trip, not a goal; and often a person becomes 'fixed' so much on the end that he totally missed life as it should have been. He decided to take The Way Of The Bull to find his purpose in life.

Life isn't the goal; it's the voyage in a creative existence -- in wonder, joy, peace and love. If you stick with the Way and learn from those you meet on your travels, it will lead you back to yourself, the only place where you can ever become. Feel free to explore other societies and places to help you grow along the way.

In this part of his journey through Life, he visited folks in Japan, Thailand, Cambodia, Ceylon, India, Bali, Hong Kong, Saigon, Calcutta, and Nepal. Sounds like one of Paul Theroux's travel books? Buscaglia has written numerous books on the subject of Love, Personhood: Art of Being Fully Human, The Fall of Freddie the Leaf, and Bus 9 to Paradise.