Verlag: Shambhala Apr 2022, 2022
ISBN 10: 1611809843 ISBN 13: 9781611809848
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Buch. Zustand: Neu. Petersen, Betsy (illustrator). Neuware - Although many people think Emile is shy, he is simply quiet on the outside while on the inside, his imagination is loud and wild.
Verlag: Shambhala Apr 2022, 2022
ISBN 10: 1611809630 ISBN 13: 9781611809633
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Aging isn't easy. But it can still be filled with joy-maybe even more joy than expected. Described by the New York Journal of Books as 'a Buddhist Anne Lamott,' Zen teacher and writer Susan Moon explores both the losses and the gifts that come with the final years. Joining levity with tenderness, Moon shares stories from her own life including knee replacements, cornea surgery, Zoom chats with grandchildren, and dementia. Moon illustrates the strength that can come from within, sometimes unexpectedly, even as our bodies fail. Our radiant aliveness can be discovered and rediscovered any time up to the last moment. Alive Until You're Dead offers a Zen approach to aging. Moon's stories explore being present with what is, not turning away from what's difficult, wishing for and working for the wellbeing of others, and being willing not to know what's next. Moon writes of her most personal vulnerabilities in the service of connecting with everyone. These field notes from an old human being invite us to feel more alive in the final stretch, whatever it holds'.
Verlag: Shambhala Apr 2022, 2022
ISBN 10: 1611809606 ISBN 13: 9781611809602
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Iron and Straw collects stories-heretofore mostly untranslated into English-of four prominent Zen masters from the Edo period of Japanese history (1603-1868, also known as the 'Tokugawa Period'). As Haskel writes, 'Zen, from its still misty beginnings in China (as Ch'an), has been deeply intertwined with its myths, its tales and 'stories.' Indeed it is the preservation and celebration of these that have imparted to the teaching much of its distinctiveness and appeal.' In his learned yet accessible introduction, Haskel explains the history of Zen 'stories' from the tradition's Golden Age in China through the compilation of the classic koan collections and on to early modern Japan, the setting of his translations. What was true of the Chinese tradition, he writes-'its focus on the individual's ordinary activity as the function, the manifestation of the absolute'-continued in the Japanese context. 'Most of these Japanese stories, however unabashedly humorous and at times crude, impart something of the character of the Zen masters involved, whose attainment must be plainly manifest in even the most humble and unlikely of situations.' Haskel provides a succinct but detailed introductory biography for each of the four masters, as well as sufficient commentary and endnotes to make the historical and cultural references in the tales comprehensible to non-specialist readers. The stories themselves function well as vignettes, ranging from just a few lines to a little over a page. Readers can read just one or two at a time to savor the teachings contained therein, or read at length to obtain a broader view of each master's life and teaching style. The collection serves not only as a practice-text for Zen students but also as a wide-ranging window onto the fascinating literary, material, and social history of Edo Japan'.
Verlag: Shambhala Publications Inc Apr 2022, 2022
ISBN 10: 1611809983 ISBN 13: 9781611809985
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Never before published letters and uncollected short writings of R. H. Blyth, champion of Zen and the person who brought haiku to the world.Poetry and Zen is a collection of the letters, articles, translations, reviews, and selections from the posthumous papers of Reginald Horace Blyth (1898-1964). Blyth's voluminous writings on Zen, Japanese culture, and the Japanese verse forms haiku and senryu captured the imagination of a great many readers in the English-speaking world in the decades following World War II. His enlightening wit and inimitable style struck a particularly sensitive chord in the artistic community, providing inspiration to many poets and writers and playing a very considerable role in kindling global interest in Zen and haiku. Blyth's penetrating insights on these topics in a series of books published between 1942 and 1970 helped lay the foundation for the remarkable expansion of Zen outside of East Asia, as well as the popularization of haiku as an international verse form that took place after his death. Poetry and Zen is the first collection of Blyth's letters and short writings. The generous array of Blyth's literary output and personal writing on display here showcases the wide-ranging interests and brilliant mind of a pivotal figure in the history of modern Zen and Japanese poetry.