And now J. D. Salinger<\/a>.<\/p>\n Zinn was important for me. And Salinger was a signal figure in my life, hard to describe my debt to him. As was true for many others, I believe\u2026<\/p>\n Some of my early understanding of Zen came through him.<\/p>\n And I\u2019ll always be grateful for his pointing me and so many others to the Way of A Pilgrim<\/span><\/a>. Salinger was one of those who opened that pilgrim way which I still follow.<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\/id\/32545640<\/p>\n Visit msnbc.com for breaking news<\/a>, world news<\/a>, and news about the economy<\/a><\/p>\n Many bows to the ancestors\u2026<\/p>\n I gather this is a week for folk of my generation to feel the drifting of those sands. Yesterday Howard Zinn, who opened a critical read of history for me. And now J. D. Salinger. Zinn was important for me. And Salinger was a signal figure in my life, hard to describe my debt to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":120,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-681","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/tracker\/33904114-2768714162090149732?l=monkeymindonline.blogspot.com\")