Wes "Scoop" Nisker's Corner of the Cosmos
welcome
Hello earthlings! You can find out all about yourself and the universe you live in through this website. For instight into your true nature be sure to read Wes's latest commentary, "A Fool's Paradise," and for the latest on our universe check his piece "Just Another Planet." Other recent commentaries include "The Solution to Our God Problems," "The Attitude of Gratitude," and Guru Scoopji's "Shocking Predictions for 2012." Many of these commentaries are also available at the Huffington Post where Wes is a regular contributor.
Wes's popular piece on aging and his infamous "Boomer's Song -- You Can Have It All" are now both on YouTube! You can get a DVD of Wes's entire comic monologue from this web page.
LISTEN UP! SCOOP’S RADIO ARCHIVES ARE HERE NOW! Finally available, the extraordinary newscast/sound collages of Wes `Scoop’ Nisker, originally broadcast on the legendary KSAN in San Francisco from 1968 through the late 70’s, these shows both helped to define and express the counter-culture of that era. Click "RADIO ARCHIVES" and listen. It’s a MUST HEAR!
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PRAISE FOR THE WORK
“Essential Crazy Wisdom” and “Crazy Wisdom Saves the World Again!”
"Nisker's book is twenty-three times more liberating than the Bible, the Torah, and the Koran combined. It may be crazy to say such a thing but it is also wise." — Tom Robbins, author
"Brilliant, original, consciousness expanding, profound, mysterious and very funny. Oh, the audacious joy of crazy wisdom! What more could you ask?" — Jack Kornfield, Buddhist teacher and author
"A profound journey beyond science, philosophy, and psychology. Instant therapy!" — Daniel Goleman, author, Emotional Intelligence
“Buddha’s Nature”
"A milestone in contemporary Buddhism. I dare you to find a book on science that is so personal, or a book on meditation that is so funny and forgiving." — Joanna Macy, author World As Lover, World As Self
"Buddha’s Nature is truly a healing and historic achievement." — Brian Swimme, author, The Universe Story
"This book is a fabulous tool for our greater joy and achievements." — Thich Nhat Hanh, spiritual teacher, author
Performances
"Deeply wise, wonderfully insightful, delightfully humorous." — Utne Reader
"This show is fantastic and hilarious." — Ram Dass
"His performance, laced with his original songs, manages to make suffering a knee-slapper. He delivers Zen zingers with Borsht Belt timing." — New York Times
“Confirming, uplifting, enlightening!" — KFOG-FM, San Francisco
Wes “Scoop” Nisker is a teacher of Buddhist mindfulness meditation, an author, performer and radio commentator. On this site you can find his books, CDs and DVD, his teaching and event schedule, his regular blog entries, and various surprises and epiphanies.
Performance!
The DVD: Crazy Wisdom Saves the World Again
The CD: The Big Bang, the Buddha, and the Baby Boom
A comic monologue with original songs exploring the human condition and the joys and sorrows of living in the modern age. Hear "The Subatomic Shuffle," "The Boomer's Song," several of Scoop's timeless newscasts, and much more.
"His performance, laced with his original songs, manages to make suffering a knee-slapper. He delivers Zen zingers with Borsht Belt timing." — New York Times
Essential Crazy Wisdom
"Deeply wise...wonderfully insightful; and delightfully humorous." — The Utne Reader
"A profound journey beyond science, philosophy, and psychology. Instant therapy!" — Daniel Goleman, author, Emotional Intelligence
"Nisker's book is twenty-three times more liberating than the Bible, the Torah, and the Koran combined. It may be crazy to say such a thing but it is also wise." — Tom Robbins, author
"Ah, the foolishness of the real! This is good medicine." — Gary Snyder, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet
This book is a pure delight." — Ram Dass, spiritual teacher. author, Be Here Now
Buy:
Buddha's Nature
"What the Tao of Physics did to connect East and West in the realm of physics, Buddha’s Nature does brilliantly in the realm of biology and the mind. This is the new Tao of Evolution." — Jack Kornfield, author A Path With Heart
"This book is a real tool for our greater joy and achievements." — Thich Nhat Hanh, spiritual teacher, author Peace is Every Step
"A milestone in contemporary Buddhism. I dare you to find a book on science that is so personal, or a book on meditation that is so funny and forgiving." — Joanna Macy, author World As Lover, World As Self
"Buddha’s Nature is truly a healing and historic achievement." — Brian Swimme, author, The Universe Story
Buy:
Crazy Wisdom Saves the World Again! (the book)
"Mr. Nisker places today's headlines in the context of biological evolution and all of human history, and thereby offers us the relief and laughter that only vast perspectives can bring. This is timeless truth, and seriously funny." — SF Chronicle
"Brilliant, original, consciousness expanding, profound, mysterious and very funny. Oh, the audacious joy of crazy wisdom! What more could you ask?" — Jack Kornfield, Buddhist teacher and author
Buy:
The Big Bang, the Buddha and the Baby Boom
"Wry, hip, fast, breezy. This is a good read for anyone interested in pop culture, but for boomers who want to look in the rearview mirror for a clearer glimpse of what’s ahead, Nisker’s romp is a tender triumph." — Publishers Weekly
"A joyful, thoughtful romp of remarkable breadth: science, politics, psychology, pop culture and Buddhist teaching woven into a wise, funny, and truly wonderful journey." — Jack Kornfield, author Path With Heart
"At times deeply philosophical, often very funny, always personal and yet broadly relevant." — Fritjof Capra, author, The Tao of Physics
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