“a fool forgetting all the ideals and joys I knew before, in my recent years of drinking and disappointment, what does he care if he hasn't got any money: he doesn't need any money, all he needs is his rucksack with those little plastic bags of dried food and a good pair of shoes and off he goes and enjoys the privileges of a millionaire in surroundings like this.”
The Dharma Bums is a narrative that delves into the lives of a group of individuals who seek enlightenment through Zen Buddhism and the counterculture movement of the 1950s. The story follows their adventures and reflections on life, philosophy, and the pursuit of spiritual truth. more
Jack Kerouac, born on March 12, 1922, in Lowell, Massachusetts, was an influential American novelist. Known for his autobiographical novels and beat literature, his most famous work is 'On the Road'. Kerouac's writings had a profound impact on American culture in the 1960s. more
“Pain or love or danger makes you real again.”
“Mind is the Maker, for no reason at all, for all this creation, created to fall.”
“To the children and the innocent it's all the same.”