Sky Above, Great Wind: The Life and Poetry of Zen Master Ryokan, Paperback

The hermit-monk Ryokan, long beloved in Japan both for his poetry and for his character, belongs in the tradition of the great Zen eccentrics of Ch...

Reducere. In 1633, at age eleven, Bankei Yotaku was banished from his family's home because of his consuming engagement with the Confucian texts that all sch...

Reducere. DescriptionLike a flash of lightning it came to him--the unathletic high school student Ted Kooser saw a future as a famous poet that promised ever...

The biography of Second World War Spitfire pilot John Gillespie Magee who penned the poem `High Flight', which would inspire legions of aspiring av...

Publisher: Shambhala Publications IncAuthor(s): Peter HaskelNumber of pages: 240Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 141 x 214 x 22Cover type: Paperba...

Reducere. As a poet, potter, painter, martial artist, and Buddhist nun, Otagaki Rengetsu transformed a life of tragedy into one of artistic and spiritual tra...

Reducere. An exploration of the life of the Zen priest-poet Ryokan is interwoven with memoir of the author as she observes Ryokan's life during her own train...

Reducere. As a poet, potter, painter, martial artist, and Buddhist nun, Otagaki Rengetsu transformed a life of tragedy into one of artistic and spiritual tra...

The Japanese poet-recluse Ryokan (1758-1831) is one of the most beloved figures of Asian literature, renowned for his beautiful verse, exquisite ca...

A Zen poem is nothing other than an expression of the enlightened mind, a handful of simple words that disappear beneath the moment of insight to w...

A fiery and intensely dynamic Zen teacher and artist, Hakuin (1685-1768) is credited with almost single-handedly revitalizing Japanese Zen after th...

Reducere. A major figure in the transmission of Zen to the West, Zen Master Seung Sahn was known for his powerful teaching style, which was direct, surprisin...

Reducere. DescriptionInspired by the teachings of the Buddha and other great masters, teachers, and writers, this is a book designed to help people connect t...

Reducere. A graded reader for learners of English (EFL)Level 1 - A1/A2 Starter (1)Word count: 4, 816 Yuka Nakata studies English. Her family owns a ryokan (J...

Reducere. DescriptionAn ancient poem for modern times Transform ordinary self-centeredness into loving kindness and altruism Transform ordinary confused view...

A beautifully observed portrait of a fractured family and a poetic exploration of the ways we break apart and rebuild.Publisher: Quercus Publishing...

Somebody comes into the Zen center with a lighted cigarette, walks up to the Buddha statue, blows smoke in its face, and drops ashes on its lap. Yo...

Publisher: Red Wheel/WeiserNumber of pages: 136Publication date: 2000Dimensions: 207 x 138 x 10Cover type: Paperback / softbackRedescopera farmecul...

Reducere. For the masters of the Chan tradition, poetry was a form of creative expression, but even more than that, it was a primary vehicle for teaching. He...

'Well researched, with an engaging heroine and a delightful ending.' Anna Jacobs on At Long Last Love ********As the threat of bombing raids intens...

Of the Land presents a series of prints and poems that follow the life and work of master silkscreen printer Lou Stovall as he was developing his u...

DescriptionNumbed by grief and harboring shameful secrets, Lt. Adler Paxton ships to England with the US 357th Fighter Group in 1943. Determined to...

Looking up at the stars at the age of ten, John Casper dreamed of being a space explorer. The Sky Above tells how persistence and determination led...

From beloved writing teacher and author of the best-selling Writing Down the Bones: a treasury of personal stories reflecting a life filled with jo...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Renowned scholar Burton Watson's translation exactingly depicts the life and teachings of the great ninth-century Chinese Zen master Lin-chi, one o...

Reducere. For readers of The Hunger Games and Divergent who want to discover something new ... HER FIRST EIGHTEEN YEARS WERE FILLED WITH LIES. SHE IS ABOUT T...

Reducere. "No words can explain enlightenment, " says the seventh-century Zen classic Xin Ming, or "Song of Mind, " yet, paradoxically, this poem is a master...

A compelling, well-voiced look at how teenagers deal with tragedy. -- School Library JournalFrom the author of We Speak in Storms comes a twisty, p...

Publisher: Parallax PressAuthor(s): Thich Nhat HanhNumber of pages: 304Publication date: 2009Dimensions: 152 x 227 x 18Cover type: Paperback / soft...

Publisher: Ebury PublishingAuthor(s): Helen MortNumber of pages: 256Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 135 x 214 x 24Cover type: Paperback / softbac...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. DescriptionA selection and abridgment of Benjamin Foster's comprehensive, two-volume work on Babylonian and Assyrian literature, Before the Muses. ...

Reducere. A Publishers Weekly best book of 1995! Dr. Michael Guillen, known to millions as the science editor of ABC's Good Morning America, tells the fascin...

This monumental work is considered to be one of the most profound expressions of Zen wisdom ever put on paper, and also the outstanding literary an...

Publisher: Shambhala Publications IncAuthor(s): Norman WaddellNumber of pages: 400Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 152 x 227 x 40Cover type: Paper...