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Lori asked this question about Lincoln in the Bardo:
Just finished this and need a little help: 1) still not sure why Mr. Bevins appears with multiple eyes, legs, etc and 2) still a bit unclear on the reverend's journey--am struggling with why he was turned back to the "Bardo" and what he decided to finally do--more faith, more sacrifice? Any help or speculation appreciated!
Sue The apparent damnation of the minister was puzzling to me, but it was also puzzling that he was allowed to run back to stay in the bardo. Perhaps he w…moreThe apparent damnation of the minister was puzzling to me, but it was also puzzling that he was allowed to run back to stay in the bardo. Perhaps he was being saved and tested for the role he eventually played. When the moment came that he totally forgot his own situation and grabbed the child to save him, he achieved a kind of redemption. His whole life he’d probably tried to be good in a conventional sense, but now he was called on to sacrifice himself. I think we have some Christian philosophy among the Buddhism.(less)
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Lincoln in the Bardo
by George Saunders
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