Nothing Matters: Meditations on Aikido, Buddhism, the Tao, Zen, and other inconsequential things....Vol. lll

Nothing Matters, is the third volume in the Nothing series. It is similar to its companion volumes, Nothing Works and Nothing Special in that it is a book of personal examination and exploration, the outcome of which is a collection of poems that blends personal tales of discovery and direct experience, with more distant and imagined poems in Aikido, meditation, and eastern thought in general. The author’s first hand, direct experience comes across in his writings. All books in the Nothing Series are standalone and can be read in any order.

The author has a long-term interest in the martial arts and has been studying and practicing Aikido for about twenty years, in which he holds a sandan ranking. He also has interests in meditation, yoga, and eastern philosophies, in general. He has a Master’s Degree in Management, with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology. The author is also a former paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division. He was born in Glasgow, Scotland. Presently he resides in the Chicago area.