The Buddha and the BardWhere Shakespeare's Stage Meets Buddhist Scriptures\nAuthor(s): Mandala Publishing, Lauren Shufran\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Insight Editions, United States\nImprint: Mandala Publishing Group\nISBN-13: 9781647224561, 978-1647224561\nSynopsis\nShakespeare understood and represented the human condition better than any writer of his time. As for the Buddha, he saw how to liberate us from that condition. Author Lauren Shufran explores the fascinating interplay of Western drama and Eastern philosophy by pairing quotes from Shakespeare with the tenets of an Eastern spiritual practice, sparking a compelling dialogue between the two. Theres a remarkable interchange of echoes between Shakespeares conception of the inward man and Buddhist approaches to recognizing, honoring, and working with our humanness as we play out our roles on the stage of our lives.\n\nThe Buddha and the Bard synthesizes literature and scripture, embodied drama and transcendent practice, to sh.