Los Vagabundos del Dharma
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- Author：Jack Kerouac
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Summary
Two ebullient young men search for Truth the Zen way: from marathon wine-drinking bouts， poetry jam sessions， and "yabyum" in San Francisco's Bohemia to solitude in the high Sierras and a vigil atop Desolation Peak in Washington State。 Published just a year after On the Road put the Beat Generation on the map， The Dharma Bums is sparked by Kerouac's expansiveness， humor， and a contagious zest for life。
One of the best and most popular of Kerouac's autobiographical novels， The Dharma Bums is based on experiences the writer had during the mid-1950s while living in California， after he'd become interested in Buddhism's spiritual mode of understanding。 One of the book's main characters， Japhy Ryder， is based on the real poet Gary Snyder， who was a close friend and whose interest in Buddhism influenced Kerouac
One of the best and most popular of Kerouac's autobiographical novels， The Dharma Bums is based on experiences the writer had during the mid-1950s while living in California， after he'd become interested in Buddhism's spiritual mode of understanding。 One of the book's main characters， Japhy Ryder， is based on the real poet Gary Snyder， who was a close friend and whose interest in Buddhism influenced Kerouac
Reviews
Gaia
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Descriptions of food were A+， not too keen on any of the characters。
wutheringhheights_
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‟ Di notte rannicchiato nel mio sacco a pelo， sentivo i cervi salire dal bosco lì sotto e rosicchiare gli avanzi di cibo sui piatti di stagno davanti la casa。 Maschi con grandi corna， femmine， e incantevoli piccoli cerbiatti con l'aria di mammiferi d'altri mondi。 Su un pianeta sconosciuto， con tutta la roccia lunare alle loro spalle。 Poi dal sud， col vento， arrivò una furiosa poetica pioggia sottile。 E io dicevo: il sapore della pioggia， perché inginocchiarsi。 E dicevo: qui ci vuole un caffè ca ‟ Di notte rannicchiato nel mio sacco a pelo， sentivo i cervi salire dal bosco lì sotto e rosicchiare gli avanzi di cibo sui piatti di stagno davanti la casa。 Maschi con grandi corna， femmine， e incantevoli piccoli cerbiatti con l'aria di mammiferi d'altri mondi。 Su un pianeta sconosciuto， con tutta la roccia lunare alle loro spalle。 Poi dal sud， col vento， arrivò una furiosa poetica pioggia sottile。 E io dicevo: il sapore della pioggia， perché inginocchiarsi。 E dicevo: qui ci vuole un caffè caldo con una sigaretta， ragazzi。 ‟ Lost in the beauty; lost into the wild with this book。 。。。more
Josh
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When I first read On the road in my late teens， it left an impression on me， that stuck with me in my 20s and 30s。 Now in my 40s I feel that Dharma Bums will leave a lasting impression on me as well。
Brian Kelly
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Been a long time since I'd read Kerouac in my twenties。 Reading Alan Watts book on Zen brought some of the beat generation back to mind。 So interesting actually to see Kerouac experimenting with many of the Zen tropes in this very book。 As it turns out one of Alan Watts contempories in that movement， Gary Snidder， plays the main other character in this novel。 You can hear him talking to Ginsberg and co here: https://organism。earth/library/docume。。。 Been a long time since I'd read Kerouac in my twenties。 Reading Alan Watts book on Zen brought some of the beat generation back to mind。 So interesting actually to see Kerouac experimenting with many of the Zen tropes in this very book。 As it turns out one of Alan Watts contempories in that movement， Gary Snidder， plays the main other character in this novel。 You can hear him talking to Ginsberg and co here: https://organism。earth/library/docume。。。 。。。more
Claire
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Fucking iconic。 This should be considered Jack Kerouac’ apiece de resistance instead of On the Road in my opinion。 Now don’t get me wrong， On the Road isn’t bad by any means but you can tell that Kerouac was still green as a writer and didn’t know how to edit himself down。 In this book Kerouac knows exactly which stories to tell and which philosophies to share to keep the reader entertained while still sharing his own experiences and keeping with his spur of the moment， stream of consciousness f Fucking iconic。 This should be considered Jack Kerouac’ apiece de resistance instead of On the Road in my opinion。 Now don’t get me wrong， On the Road isn’t bad by any means but you can tell that Kerouac was still green as a writer and didn’t know how to edit himself down。 In this book Kerouac knows exactly which stories to tell and which philosophies to share to keep the reader entertained while still sharing his own experiences and keeping with his spur of the moment， stream of consciousness flow。 I highly recommend it if you’re looking for something comfy and hippie to read before bed 。。。more
Arthur Wesley
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Kerouac excels in his vivid descriptions of the American countryside as he wanders through it searching for meaning and different ways to live in accordance with nature。 It's clear the massive influence this book had in instigating the counterculture of the 1960s， the Western popularization of Buddhism， promoting environmentalism， and rebellion against mindless/meaningless labor， etc。 Where it gets bogged down is Keroac's insistence in the superstitious aspects of traditional Buddhism and oddly Kerouac excels in his vivid descriptions of the American countryside as he wanders through it searching for meaning and different ways to live in accordance with nature。 It's clear the massive influence this book had in instigating the counterculture of the 1960s， the Western popularization of Buddhism， promoting environmentalism， and rebellion against mindless/meaningless labor， etc。 Where it gets bogged down is Keroac's insistence in the superstitious aspects of traditional Buddhism and oddly Christianity （reincarnation， prayer beads， stating that we know without doubt that nothing is real and all a dream， statements that all religions are correct， etc。）。 。。。more
Jen
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this was entertaining enough & was definitely a new perspective I’ve never read from; however， the way Kerouac presented Dharma seemed a bit like cultural appropriation to me， as such， not as thoughtful。
Alexander Dick
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Nature wins
Kalos Atheos
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3。75 I liked this one more than On The Road。 I do appreciate the fact that he was living a life of pre counter culture in the 40s and 50s and it was revolutionary at the time。 This story was interesting as a time piece and as a reminder that regardless of generation， people have the same existential wonders， fears， and coping mechanisms。
cass
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every single time I’ve opened one of his books， I’ve gotten sick a week later。 i just don’t know if I’ll risk it a third time。 just a bunch of dudes being dudes。 i don’t understand how you enjoy his writing unless you already know every inch of his life。 Like if this were Ryan Ross I’d eat it up。 But alas it’s not。 But also it’s such a catch 22 bc like how are you gonna know his life if you haven’t read his books？？ But that’s also the only way I can envision you enjoying it is if you already kno every single time I’ve opened one of his books， I’ve gotten sick a week later。 i just don’t know if I’ll risk it a third time。 just a bunch of dudes being dudes。 i don’t understand how you enjoy his writing unless you already know every inch of his life。 Like if this were Ryan Ross I’d eat it up。 But alas it’s not。 But also it’s such a catch 22 bc like how are you gonna know his life if you haven’t read his books？？ But that’s also the only way I can envision you enjoying it is if you already know and are looking to learn more ？？ Very weird 。。。more
yoshi
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kommt noch
Marcus Bosano
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No star rating as I abandoned it - just could not get into it at all。
Zemmi
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I forget how much I enjoy Kerouac until I pick up one of his books and immerse myself in it。
Paul Ivans
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fun
Reuben Cook
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It took me until I was halfway through to really enjoy this。 At times it can be tough to follow along with Kerouac's style of writing but when you sit and really pay attention you can be taken away to Desolation Mountain alongside Ray。 It took me until I was halfway through to really enjoy this。 At times it can be tough to follow along with Kerouac's style of writing but when you sit and really pay attention you can be taken away to Desolation Mountain alongside Ray。 。。。more
Pelin
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Sonradan değişmiş midir bilmiyorum ancak Yol Yayınları’ndan çıkmış 1982 çevirisi berbat， kitap okunmasın diye çevirmen elinden geleni yapmış gibi。
Liza Jane
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“The woods do that to you， always look familiar， long lost， like the face of a long-dead relative， like an old dream， like a piece of forgotten song drifting across the water， most of all like golden eternities of past childhood or past manhood and all the living and the dying and the heartbreak that went on a million years ago and the clouds as they pass overhead seem to testify （by their own lonesome familiarity） to this feeling。”I loved this。 The writing is so fluid， like Ray and Japhy’s way “The woods do that to you， always look familiar， long lost， like the face of a long-dead relative， like an old dream， like a piece of forgotten song drifting across the water， most of all like golden eternities of past childhood or past manhood and all the living and the dying and the heartbreak that went on a million years ago and the clouds as they pass overhead seem to testify （by their own lonesome familiarity） to this feeling。”I loved this。 The writing is so fluid， like Ray and Japhy’s way of life。 The highs and lows。 。。。more
Sinkuerda
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Tengo una relación de amor con Kerouac。 Escribe precioso， su narrativa es impecable y con él puedes profundizar en la psique de sus personajes; sin embargo， en este libro hizo que bostezara algunas veces。 No es un mal libro， simplemente no es mi estilo; aunque hubo algunos pasajes que disfrute en su mayoría。Lo que sí voy a señalar es que Ray está total， completa y profundamente enamorado de Japhy。 ¿Soy yo o es por demás evidente？ Jack tiene la manía de confesarle su amor a Neal Cassady en cada u Tengo una relación de amor con Kerouac。 Escribe precioso， su narrativa es impecable y con él puedes profundizar en la psique de sus personajes; sin embargo， en este libro hizo que bostezara algunas veces。 No es un mal libro， simplemente no es mi estilo; aunque hubo algunos pasajes que disfrute en su mayoría。Lo que sí voy a señalar es que Ray está total， completa y profundamente enamorado de Japhy。 ¿Soy yo o es por demás evidente？ Jack tiene la manía de confesarle su amor a Neal Cassady en cada uno de sus libros， lo cual es gracioso porque muchas personas aún piensan que es heterosexual cuando ¡amigo！ ¡Este libro es otra oda de amor a otro hombre！ Y sí， la historia dirá que son "muy buenos amigos"， pero no hace falta ser un genio lector para notar cómo esta enamorado， ¿verdad？El libro cuenta con pasajes poéticos que son muy agradables， como ya he señalado， la narrativa de este hombre es simplemente excelsa y quoteable; además que es un viaje por las carreteras de USA。 Por otra parte， me causó algo de gracia el contenido; probablemente porque en la época en la que estamos ya entendemos lo que es la Apropiación Cultural， algo que en ese tiempo era una moda para los intelectuales de la época。En toda la lectura， estuve pensando en esto: 。。。more
Michael Bennett
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I must admit， I’ve never read Kerouac before…just because。 I was blown away at the poetry if his writing。 Reading an audiobook， it was like listening to music as I hiked through the woods as his characters hiked up and down mountain trails。 And sad when the trail ended。
Mariana Cascante
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El budismo occidentalizado。 Vives el budismo en tus propios términos y yo lo vivo en los míos。 Podemos subir juntos a una montaña。 Tratamos de que signifique lo mismo para los dos。 Todo sigue siendo nada， nada importa。 El mundo sigue existiendo。
Paula
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«¿Qué es un arco iris， Señor？ Un collar para los humildes»
William Acharyya
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I actually finished this ages ago， I just forgot to update it
Vitamin
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Wooden characters， boring overtrodden ideas， great prose and entertaining enough to read
Lillian
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resisting the urge to review this cuz it's not about that。。 i have thoughts on this that i'll return to later。caused some stress in my life surprisingly。。 glad to finish and be rid of this book。 ego gets in the way for kerouac and you feel relieved when he isn't drinking or denigrating women or wasting his time on judgement and defensive ness cuz then he has some beautiful words to say， even tho words are meaningless on the whole。 the best parts are when he experiences the indescribable and does resisting the urge to review this cuz it's not about that。。 i have thoughts on this that i'll return to later。caused some stress in my life surprisingly。。 glad to finish and be rid of this book。 ego gets in the way for kerouac and you feel relieved when he isn't drinking or denigrating women or wasting his time on judgement and defensive ness cuz then he has some beautiful words to say， even tho words are meaningless on the whole。 the best parts are when he experiences the indescribable and doesn't try to translate them into pitiful language schemas。 hes better when he's not writing cuz its like an extension of his neurosis。 only egotistical people seem to be obsessed with writing and flavor and stylisms instead of experiencing detachment for themselves full stop。 for a book about buddhism its surprising talkative and japhy's influence is what makes this book the greatest。 giving kerouac's tramping the meaning it misses， in his tryings to define americanism。 at the end of it i like the way it sets me up for no rules bc there arent any that he adheres to。 plus the last triumph feels like a real grounded material win cuz he's not relying on his vices or characters for happiness plus he's taking advice and implementing it with ease， no resistance。 overall。。well there isn't an overall my feelings on this will change。 im glad it exists。 plus the beginning chapters are a good replacement for reddit hahaha because they're name dropping religious references in a conversational way and giving me leads for further research so i appreciate that。 read this quote about allowing life to wash over you like a fine mist and i like the experiential-ness of this book， no such thing as speed reading so i felt free to read however i liked and knew there was no 'wrong' way of going about it。 beautiful direction it's leading me to so thanks 。。。more
Arthur
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Better then on the road。 Solid 4/ light 4。5。 Enjoyed a lot。
Elena
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Loved the combination of Beat culture， nature and Buddhism and thought the ending was great。
Ann Drewiske
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Interesting and engaging at times。
Nicolas Vergara
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Jack Kerouac es la última generación de vagabundos viajeros， ellos eran contracultura y podían montar en trenes de carga， dormir bajo las estrellas en medio de la nada。 Luego llegaría el hipismo， y cambiaría ese estilo de vida para siempre。Jack Kerouac en los Vagabundos del Dharma está de vuelta。 Más maduro o con otra búsquedas que en On the Road， sigue viajando， pero con muchas más dudas。 Estamos ante un Kerouac que busca la espiritualidad， y que sabe que la vida de borracho en la ciudad le hac Jack Kerouac es la última generación de vagabundos viajeros， ellos eran contracultura y podían montar en trenes de carga， dormir bajo las estrellas en medio de la nada。 Luego llegaría el hipismo， y cambiaría ese estilo de vida para siempre。Jack Kerouac en los Vagabundos del Dharma está de vuelta。 Más maduro o con otra búsquedas que en On the Road， sigue viajando， pero con muchas más dudas。 Estamos ante un Kerouac que busca la espiritualidad， y que sabe que la vida de borracho en la ciudad le hace daño。 Kerouac pareciera que en ninguna de sus obras puede ser el protagonista de su historia。 Si en En el Camino， era Neil Cassidy， el joven mujeriego， aventurero y as conductor， quien sería su modelo。 Acá es Japhy Rider， inspirado en el poeta Gary Snider， que aunque más joven， está en esa búsqueda zen que tanto anhela Jack。 Kerouac ya entrado en su treintena había entrado a una etapa como él mismo dice de neutralidad y al ver a Gary rememora esa etapa de juventud dorada。“Era muy devoto en esos días y practicaba caridad y mi religión casi a la perfección。 Desde entonces me he convertido en un hipócrita con respecto a mi discurso y ahora estoy un poco más cansado y soy más cínico。 Porque he crecido viejo y neutral。。。pero entonces， yo realmente creía en la realidad de la caridad y bondad y humildad y el entusiasmo y una tranquilidad neutral y sabiduría y el éxtasis， y creía que era un monje budista en ropa moderna vagando por el mundo”Jack admira de él la vida sana， su relación con la naturaleza， minimalismo y fortaleza física que los lleva a subir la maldita montaña en un sendero desafiante。 Pero cuando más me gusta Kerouac， y cuando más me conmueve es cuando está viajando solo y se aleja de sus innecesarios ídolos vitales。 Es cuando más frágil se le ve， al retornar a su siempre querida madre。Kerouac nos muestra con su escritura espontánea el extasis viajero， pero en igual cantidad， la tristeza del viajero que no tiene donde dormir， y que todo apunta contra él。 Es en esas partes en que Kerouac me rompe el corazón。“Mi cabeza y nariz estaban mal así que me paré de cabeza por cinco minutos。 Me reí” Qué pensaría si la gente me viera？” Pero no era gracioso， me sentí en vez triste， de hecho muy triste， como la noche anterior en ese horrible cerco alambrado en los campos neblinosos de Los Angeles， cuando de hecho lloré un poco。 Después de todo， un hombre sin hogar tiene razones para llorar， todo en el mundo está apuntado contra él”Todo viajero debería leer a Kerouac， si bien su mundo ya no existe， y la pulsión del viajero de hoy es más pavoneo， detrás de lo superfluo sigue siendo la búsqueda de identidad la gran raison d'etre。 Kerouac condensa la totalidad de los claros y oscuros del viaje y la aventura。 El éxtasis y el vicio， la libertad y la tristeza， los bares y los bosques， la rebeldía y la meditación， y un largo etcétera。Por si les interesa más el tema de vagabundeo y Jack Kerouac， tengo un capitulo en mi Podcast sobre aquello:https://open。spotify。com/episode/2510。。。 。。。more
Ads
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Four stars for nostalgia。Long time since I last read this。 Probably read it around 2010 when I was finishing college or just after。 Being that age I typically got quite into 'beat' era lit and I can say with a fair degree of certainty that this was by far my favourite Kerouac novel and made such an impression on me that I went out and tried reading the Tibetan Book of the Dead afterwards。 I let 'The Dharma Bums' and 'On The Road' fill my head with the rubbish notion that a life travelling and be Four stars for nostalgia。Long time since I last read this。 Probably read it around 2010 when I was finishing college or just after。 Being that age I typically got quite into 'beat' era lit and I can say with a fair degree of certainty that this was by far my favourite Kerouac novel and made such an impression on me that I went out and tried reading the Tibetan Book of the Dead afterwards。 I let 'The Dharma Bums' and 'On The Road' fill my head with the rubbish notion that a life travelling and being a roguish bum was somehow a good one。 Despite the obvious warnings。With that said， I'm positive it wouldn't have even nearly the same effect on me now that I've grown up a bit and spent more than my fair share of nights sleeping on strangers floors and waking up with awful hangovers。 Felt like a great book at the time and I can understand the cultural significance but I feel like I might have far outgrown that entire Canon。 。。。more
Skyler Martin
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