![]() ![]() As a self-confident male, I smiled and nodded and went off on a Robert B. ![]() My wife, much smarter than me (the secret to a good marriage, I believe), gave me a copy of “Writing Down The Bones”, urging me to read it. I’ve been writing for decades, with some success – films and television mostly – and, to be honest, I thought I knew quite a bit about writing. Had to write, as I owe you considerably much. (30 minutes)Ĭlick here: to listen to Natalie Goldberg read an excerpt (about her parents’ visit to Santa Fe) from “The Great Failure”. She’s the author of many books, including the novel, Banana Rose, and the memoirs Long Quiet Highway and The Great Failure, among many others.Ĭlick here: to listen to our interview. Natalie seeks the truth, about herself, her father (the charismatic Ben Goldberg), her Zen teacher Katagiri Roshi, and the swirling world around her. This is a complex brew, but in this ThoughtCast interview, which took place in her home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Natalie speaks frankly about her often painful but also at times transcendent experiences, and how she has turned these experiences into positive, life-affirming acts of self-expression - and of art. Natalie Goldberg, the well-known painter, writer and writing teacher, who wrote the best-seller on how to write called Writing Down the Bones, is also a Zen practitioner, who applies the lessons of Zen Buddhism to her writing, and her life. Note: This program was broadcast on WCAI, KZMU and WFIU. ![]()
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