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The celebrated author of Fahrenheit 451 and The Martian Chronicles offers inspiration and insight on finding one's muse and channeling it onto the page.
Acclaimed writer of novels and short stories as well as screen- and stage plays, Ray Bradbury has established himself as one of the most legendary voices in science fiction and fantasy. In Zen in the Art of Writing, he shares how his unbridled passion for creating worlds made him a master of the...
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HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
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[2021]
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First edition.
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ix, 309 pages ; 24 cm
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"One of the most revered spiritual leaders in the world today, Thich Nhat Hanh's masterful work on how to be the change we want to see in the world"--
We face a potent intersection of crises: ecological destruction, rising inequality, racial injustice, and the lasting impacts of a devastating pandemic. The situation is beyond urgent. To face these challenges, we need to find ways to strengthen our clarity, compassion, and courage to act. Nhat Hanh...
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One of the world's leading authorities on Zen Buddhism, D. T. Suzuki was the author of more than a hundred works on the subject in both Japanese and English, and was most instrumental in bringing the teachings of Zen Buddhism to the attention of the Western world. Written in a lively, accessible, and straightforward manner, An Introduction to Zen Buddhism is illuminating for the serious student and layperson alike. Suzuki provides a complete vision...
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Get the Summary of Douglas Harding's On Having No Head in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Douglas Harding's "On Having No Head" recounts a profound realization during a walk in the Himalayas, where he discovered his lack of a head, replaced by a boundless void that encompassed everything. This insight led to a sense of peace and unity, as he no longer perceived a separation between himself and the world. Harding...
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Zen, from its foundation in China of the 6th Century A.D., has always been more than a religion. It is an intriguing system of principles and practices designed to give each individual the experience of eternity in a split second, the knowledge of divinity in every living thing. To create a book about Zen, however, is risky. It is one thing to describe the factual history of this exotic strain of Buddhism. It's quite another thing to successfully...
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It's easy to think that meaning, fulfillment, and bliss are "out there," somewhere outside of our daily routine. But in this playful yet profound reflection on awareness, the compelling voice of a contemporary woman reveals the happiness at the bottom of the laundry basket, the love in the kitchen sink, and the peace possible in one's own backyard. Follow Karen Maezen Miller through youthful ambition and selfabsorption, beyond a broken marriage, and...
13) Buddhist Psalms
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Discover the Beauty of Japanese Buddhist Poetry. Written by a Japanese Buddhist monk almost 800 years ago, Buddhist Psalms are basically the wisdom of the Buddha in lyric form. Witness how the Buddhism transcended entire cultures and language differences to become a universal religion, philosophy and state of mind.
14) The Dhammapada
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A Buddhist scripture. "All created things perish, he who knows and sees this becomes passive in pain, this is the way to purity." The book contains 423 verses in 26 categories, all verses spoken by the Buddha on various occasions. Most of the verses deal with ethics and spiritual thoughts.
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Sabiendo como sabe su origen oriental, DAVIDJESUS tramita su otra vida por ahora a la vera del Camino de Santiago en esta tierra del toro, que es España, yendo y viniendo por las Sendas de Oku, y sumido siempre y del todo en el Zen, principio y fin de su meditación trascendental. Escribe un libro al dictado de su visión-pasión del toreo en todas sus vertientes, y lo hace con dos claves, la del soneto y la del haiku, a fin de sumar arte y sabiduría...
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En veintiún fascinantes capítulos, Robert Aitken explica de forma clara y profunda en este libro, La mente de trébol, los dieciséis Preceptos del budismo Zen. Una lectura muy inspiradora para los practicantes del Zen. Aitken nos muestra aquí cómo nuestra mente puede ser tan nutritiva para nuestra vida espiritual y ética como el trébol, que enriquece la tierra al crecer.
El autor se centra mayormente en los Diez Preceptos, que suponen el núcleo...
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Nik Havert had long been a martial arts student and instructor, but didn't meet his first Zen instructor until his cat, Rama, revealed himself to be one as he slowly lost his life to a rare form of feline bladder cancer. Havert began chronically two journeys - his cat's path to a different existence and Havert's path to a life without his beloved cat. Havert learned about attachment, non-attachment, presence, death, life, and Zen from a feline master,...
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"En el marco de una sociedad volcada al consumo, llena de ruido y carente de significados profundos, la pregunta por la espiritualidad se hace cada vez más urgente. Al interior del pensamiento filosófico esta pregunta se ha venido recuperando durante los últimos años, de la mano de una actualización de los presupuestos de la filosofía antigua grecorromana.
Uno de los trabajos más interesantes en esta línea es el de Pierre Hadot. Según Hadot,...
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