Author: Stewart W. Holmes
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462902979
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 116
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This book is about emptiness and silence—the mind-expanding emptiness of Zen painting, and the reverberating silence of haiku poetry. Through imaginative participation in the visions of painters and poets, its readers are led to the realization that, in the author's words, "emptiness, silence, is not nothingness, but fullness. Your fullness." This cultural tradition has informed many distinguished lives and works of art. The work of painters like Niten, Liang K'ai, and Toba, and of painters like Basho, Buson, and Issa reflects the wholeness, spontaneity, and humanity of the Zen vision. Those who desire a glimpse into the world of intuitive contact with nature offered by Zen meditation will find these paintings, commentaries, and haiku poems especially rewarding. They enable the reader to experience the unique power of Zen art—it's capacity to fuse esthetic appreciation, personal intuition, and knowledge of life into one creative event.
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 168
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A Dutch artist offers his concept of seeing and drawing as a discipline by which the world may be rediscovered, a way of experiencing Zen.
Author: Michelle Dujardin
Publisher: Buddhas at Home
ISBN: 9081932314
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 225
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This eBook is derived from the hardcover book called 'the Zen drawing Pack', which was published in October 2014 by Rockpoint publishers and as an eBook called 'The Zen drawing eBook' by the authors. In this eBook called 'Zen drawing - a new way to become an artist', the authors have put less emphasis on the Zen Buddhism background of Zen drawing and more emphasis on the artistic benefits that can be found by using the techniques described in the hardcover book. For instance by adding a chapter on the use of watercolors and ink. As with all their books on Zen drawing, this eBook is based on the works of Frederick Franck and Betty Edwards. In this eBook artist Michelle Dujardin helps you to awaken your inner artist and add soul to your sketches by ignoring conventional drawing techniques and focus on really seeing your subject. Michelle helps you achieve a meditative state just by changing the way you see a subject, and allow your hands to follow the movement of your eyes. When you trust your own drawing reflex, the art that you create will become more expressive and beautiful than what you've done before. Not great with a pencil? Don't worry, everyone can learn to draw this way and you don't need any special talent or class. For any level of artist, from a beginner with little talent to an illustration expert, Zen drawing is not about making perfect pictures, it is about the experience of drawing, finding inspiration, and connecting to the world around you.
Author: Chris Prentiss
Publisher: SCB Distributors
ISBN: 0943015626
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 101
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The gentle wisdom of "Zen and the Art of Happiness" shows how to invite magnificent experiences into your life and create a philosophy that will sustain you through anything. The Zen of doing anything is to behave with a particular state of mind that brings the experience of enlightenment to even everyday facts -- and through that experience, happiness.
Author: Frederick Franck
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 198
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Franck, the author of Zen of Seeing, the classic guide, returns with more teachings and instructions.
Author: Thich Nhat Hanh
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062954830
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 259
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER “When you wake up and you see that the Earth is not just the environment, the Earth is us, you touch the nature of interbeing. And at that moment you can have real communication with the Earth… We have to wake up together. And if we wake up together, then we have a chance. Our way of living our life and planning our future has led us into this situation. And now we need to look deeply to find a way out, not only as individuals, but as a collective, a species.” -- Thich Nhat Hanh 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. Beloved Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh is blazingly clear: there’s one thing we all have the power to change, which can make all the difference, and that is our mind. Our way of looking, seeing, and thinking determines every choice we make, the everyday actions we take or avoid, how we relate to those we love or oppose, and how we react in a crisis. Mindfulness and the radical insights of Zen meditation can give us the strength and clarity we need to help create a regenerative world in which all life is respected. Filled with Thich Nhat Hanh’s inspiring meditations, Zen stories and experiences from his own activism, as well as commentary from Sister True Dedication, one of his students Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet shows us a new way of seeing and living that can bring healing and harmony to ourselves, our relationships, and the Earth.
Author: Rita M. Rivas
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780986007606
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 116
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Art Meditation is a revolutionary approach to art and to meditation, where Art, Zen, Yoga, Tao, Science, Art Therapy and Art come together to create a unique art and life experience. This book shares with others my own experience in meditating with art, and finding tranquility and eternal instants. As an artist, my Art Mission is to get closer to my human and spiritual existence, to be connected to the "infinite," to climb another step toward enlightenment, to find and be myself, and to share with others my experience. I put to work together philosophy, art techniques and proven sources of inspiration used by artists in history, and named it "Art Meditation." When applying this technique, I reach a higher level of creativity and mindfulness, and my creations are integrated to my whole existence. "Art Meditation" is the use of art techniques to reach a state of meditation empowered by philosophy and proven sources of inspiration. Chapter 1 and 2 provide the basic knowledge tools and materials needed for the meditations. Then I expose 14 art meditation sessions from Chapter 3 until Chapter 16. In each chapter I follow the creative cycle: "Meditate to make art and make art to meditate" "Art Meditation" contributes to Art Making and to Art Therapy. In "Art Meditation" the objective is to find a state of meditation using philosophy, art techniques and proven sources of inspiration. The process brings creativity and mindfulness, and enlighten the person to a higher level. In Art Making the objective is to communicate, make a point, or follow the artist's mission. Art Meditation helps the artist find a mission and a creativity flow. In Art Therapy, the objective is self knowledge, conflict solving and life stage understanding. Art Meditation provides art techniques and processes that facilitate a therapy session. Art Meditation contributes to anyone looking for a meaning in life, a fresh view, a new start, and a reinvention of life or business. Art Meditation is for anyone.
Author: Larry Shapiro
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1598699601
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 224
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Draws on Zen philosophies to counsel runners on how to achieve better results by aligning the body and mind for success, providing case testimonials while providing coverage of topics ranging from staying committed and training mindfully to visualizing goals and accepting limitations. Original.
Author: Howard Fast
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1453235000
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 68
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DIVBestselling author Howard Fast’s straightforward introduction to Zen meditation/div DIVHoward Fast began to formally practice Zen meditation after turning away from communism in 1956. The Art of Zen Meditation, originally published by the antiwar political collective Peace Press in 1977, is the fruit of Fast’s study: a brief and instructive history of Zen Buddhism and its tenets, written with a simplicity that is emblematic of the philosophy itself. Fast’s study of Zen also inspired his popular Masao Masuto mystery series about a Zen Buddhist detective in Beverly Hills, which he published under the pseudonym E. V. Cunningham./divDIV /divDIVThe Art of Zen Meditation is illustrated with twenty-three beautiful photographs./divDIV /divDIVThis ebook features an illustrated biography of Howard Fast including rare photos from the author’s estate./div
Author: Robert M. Pirsig
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780606039604
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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"With a new introduction by the author"--Jacket.
