FACEBUDDHA IBD

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Winner of the 2017 Nautilus Silver Award for Religion/Spirituality of Eastern Thought!Facebuddha: Transcendence in the Age of Social Networks is a rich modern Asian American cross-cultural memoir of relationship online and off, an exploration of psychological research about social media, and an engagingáintroduction to Buddhism. We are who happens to us, and what we make of that happening. Who do we become when we try to relate online? What happens to our mind and heart?áRavi Chandra is a psychiatrist and Buddhist who values conversation, relationship and their ultimate goals: love and the feeling of society. áIn these politically charged and divided times, how can we connect? áSocial media offers many inspiring possibilities. áFacebook has become popular because we need belonging, meaning and self-expression. áBut our time on social media is a bardo, or dream-realm, that has traps for our habitually and unconsciouslyáself-centered egos, which Chandra describes thoughtfully and with humor.áWe have a Find my iPhone app - but we need to find our I. áWho am I, and who do I become when I engage on social media? áHow do I come to myself and my highest, most transcendent possibilities? áHow do I cultivate wisdom, compassion and love in this shrinking world that threatens to tear itself apart?Chandra writes, &ldquo,Social media is not just a medium. It is a new religion. The Tweet is our Call to Prayers. We thumb our Phones like Rosaries. Food Porn is our Communion and our Offering to the Cloud. The Status Update is our Sermon on the Mount. The Selfie our personal Anointment and Beatification. Facebook Messenger is our Messiah. The Apple Store is our modern Cathedral, our Silicon Sanctuary. New Emoji are released to the fanfare of a new Pope.&rdquo, Where is this religion taking us?Thoughtful, humorous, engaging and enlightening,áFacebuddhaáwill be a conversation starter for years to come.A journey through the wilds of relationships, from a rooftop in Hanoi to a village in India, from the streets of SanáFrancisco and Japan to the blue Wall of Facebook, culminating inátransformative spiritual experience.áFacebuddha will make you smile, laugháand think differently about the world we share.áá