Tap Dancing in Zen (Paperback)

by Geri Larkin (Author), Geraldine A. Larkin (Author)

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Product Description
After years in the world of big business, Geri Larkin decided to become a full-time dharma student. This sequel to "Stumbling Toward Enlightenment" picks up her story several years later as she moves beyond the stage of dharma novice and begins to explore the Metta Sutra.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Celestial Arts (September 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0890878897
• ISBN-13: 978-0890878897
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #417,217 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I Could Have Danced All Night, July 21, 2003

By	Thomas A. Sweet (Jamestown, New York USA) - See all my reviews

What an awesome book Geri Larkin has written! I didn't want it to end. I could have "tap danced" all night!

A Presbyterian minister in the middle years of my life (I hope) who believes that Jesus is much "bigger" than the Christian church typically has "allowed" him to be, I find Geri Larkin's book to be an incredible midrash on "the big Jesus" and the gospel he proclaimed and lived. I often wonder if it is possible to live as a Christian in the world today without also embracing the teachings and practice of Buddhism. This book heightens my suspicion that it is not. If that surprises you, then you must read this book (as well as a few of the Thich Nhat Hanh-Daniel Berrigan conversations). The spirits of Jesus and Buddha are kindred spirits indeed!

Geri Larkin's candor, openness, and wonderful illustrative prowess makes reading this book a doorway into hope. My middle daughter died within the last year at the age of eighteen. No other book (and, uh, I am on a first-name basis with the amazon.com delivery man) I have read since Katy's death has made as much "sense" out of my suffering or filled me with such a renewed passion for living as this one.

"Give us this day our daily bread..." Geri Larkin's "Tap Dancing in Zen" was for me this day's manna, and I am grateful. I wholeheartedly commend it to you.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for the beginners, March 20, 2002

By	"luminents" (Woodstock, Ga United States) - See all my reviews

This is my second time around with Geri Larkin. I was feeling a little lost about a year and a half ago. Found her book, Stumbling Towards Enlightnment ( I was drawn to the beautiful cover!), and I was hooked! This woman is light hearted, really funny, easy to read,and gives us novice "stumblers" a good look at the Buddhist life. She makes you feel as if you are right there, experincing the moments with her. Something, I feel, is the duty of a good author. Thru humor you will learn, and hopefully a little of this 'tap dancing' will change your life, as it did mine! If you are curious about Buddhism, or just need to escape your traditional ways of handling life-READ THIS BOOK!

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect timing, April 11, 2000

By	Chris Wood Foreman (Toledo, Ohio) - See all my reviews

I was having one of those guilt-ridden days -- work, family, friends, you name it -- I was certain I was letting everyone down. Rather than grab for the remote control to watch some mindless tv, I grabbed for Geri's book instead. What timing! I thought I would only thumb through a few pages, but two pages in and I knew I had to finish. I learned a lot about why I had gotten to my state of guilt in the first place and what I could do to get out of it. Thank you, Geri, for your personal, humorous, and yet very "serious" look at transforming as a way of living. The book will find it's way next to many of my colleagues, family members and friends remote controls for the next time they're having "one of those day."