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  • Japanese Theatre

    by Faubion Bowers ...
    Japanese Theatre presents a full historical account for Westerners of the theater arts that have flourished for centuries in Japan.Kabuki, arising in the late seventeenth century, is the theater of the commoner. The successive syllables of Kabuki mean "song dance skill." The precursors of Kabuki were the puppet theater and the comic interludes in the stately, aristocratic Noh drama all fully ... Read more

    $7.19 USD

  • Japanese Theatre in Highlight

    by Francis Haar, Earle Ernst ...
    Words cannot explain to an outsider the sight and feel of the Japanese stage. And definitions and descriptions do not convey an exact image to people brought up on a concept of the theatre that differs so greatly from the Japanese as ours. In seeing something foreign, too, our eyes must be guided carefully, so that we know what we are seeing and how to look at it profitably.All of us are to be ... Read more

    $5.39 USD

  • The Classic Tradition of Haiku

    An Anthology

    Edited by Faubion Bowers ...
    Series series Dover Thrift Editions: Poetry
    A highly distilled form of Japanese poetry, haiku consists of seventeen syllables, usually divided among three lines. Though brief, they tell a story or paint a vivid picture, leaving it to the reader to draw out the meanings and complete them in the mind's eye. Haiku often contains a hidden dualism (near and far, then and now, etc.) and has a seasonal tie-in, as well as specific word-images that ... Read more

    $0.99 USD

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  • How to Love

    by Thich Nhat Hanh ...
    Series Book 3 - Mindfulness Essentials
    Thich Nhat Hanh shares timeless wisdom and mindfulness meditation practices in this illustrated pocket-sized guide about cherishing the many ways love manifests in our lives.How to Love is the third title in Thich Nhat Hanh’s series of mindfulness books for beginners and seasoned practitioners. This time, he brings his signature clarity, compassion, and humor to the thorny question of how to love. ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

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  • How to Relax

    by Thich Nhat Hanh ...
    Series Book 5 - Mindfulness Essentials
    Zen teacher Thich Nhat Hanh reminds us to stop, relax, and recharge amid the hub-bub of daily life—offering mindfulness techniques and relaxing meditations for anytime, anywhere.Thich Nhat Hanh says that when we relax, we “become calm water, and we will reflect reality as it is. If we’re not calm, the image we reflect will be distorted. When the image is distorted by our minds, it’s not the ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

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  • How to Walk

    by Thich Nhat Hanh ...
    Series Book 4 - Mindfulness Essentials
    Thich Nhat Hanh reveals how mindful walking can help you relieve depression, recapture wonder, express gratitude—and bring you into the beauty of the present moment.Part of the bestselling series of pocket-sized mindfulness books for beginners and seasoned practitioners!Slow, concentrated walking while focusing on in- and out-breaths allows for a unique opportunity to be in the present. There is ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

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  • Narrow Road to the Interior

    And Other Writings

    by Matsuo Basho ...
    Translated by Sam Hamill ...
    Series series Shambhala Classics
    A masterful translation of one of the most-loved classics of Japanese literature—part travelogue, part haiku collection, part account of spiritual awakeningBashō (1644–1694)—a great luminary of Asian literature who elevated the haiku to an art form of utter simplicity and intense spiritual beauty—is renowned in the West as the author of Narrow Road to the Interior, a travel diary of linked prose ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Japanese Death Poems

    Written by Zen Monks and Haiku Poets on the Verge of Death

    by Yoel Hoffmann ...
    "A wonderful introduction the Japanese tradition of jisei, this volume is crammed with exquisite, spontaneous verse and pithy, often hilarious, descriptions of the eccentric and committed monastics who wrote the poems." —Tricycle: The Buddhist ReviewAlthough the consciousness of death is, in most cultures, very much a part of life, this is perhaps nowhere more true than in Japan, where the ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

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  • The Poetry of Zen

    A wonderfully diverse collection of Zen poetry from China and Japan—including works by Lao Tzu and Han Shan—presented by two of America’s premier poet-translatorsA 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 which it bears witness. Poetry has been an essential aid to Zen Buddhist practice from the ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Sakuteiki

    Visions of the Japanese Garden

    by Jiro Takei, Marc P. Keane ...
    Learn the art of Japanese gardening with this classic, fascinating text.The Sakuteiki, or "Records of Garden Making," was written nearly one thousand years ago. It is the oldest existing text on Japanese gardening—or any kind of gardening—in the world. In this edition of the Sakuteiki, the authors provide an English-language translation of this classic work and an introduction to the cultural and ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Sound of Water

    Haiku by Basho, Buson, Issa, and Other Poets

    Series series Shambhala Centaur Editions
    Over 200 of the best haiku poems from Japanese literature, translated by one of America’s premier poet-translators and now in one giftable volumeThe haiku is one of the most popular and widely recognized poetic forms in the world. In just three lines a great haiku presents a crystalline moment of image, emotion, and awareness. This illustrated collection includes haiku by the great masters from ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Shamanic Witch: Spiritual Practice Rooted in the Earth and Other Realms

    Spiritual Practice Rooted in the Earth and Other Realms

    by Gail Wood ...
    Shamanic practice seeks healing and wisdom from realms that overlap the everyday world. The use of plant and animal medicines vision quests trance work and ceremonies to heal one's self and others are the foundations of shamanism. So too Wicca and witchcraft use the magic and medicine of plants animals and other realms. By learning to incorporate the practices of shamanism the witch can enhance ... Read more

    $13.69 USD