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Ce este Zenul? Intr-o exprimare simpla, Zenul este practica descoperirii adevaratului sine prin experienta directa si prin personalizarea acelei descoperiri in viata de zi cu zi. Descoperirea apare in ceea ce noi numim o experienta iluminatoare… Valoarea particulara a carţii de fata deriva din faptul ca experienta autorului a fost neobisnuit de profunda. Sunt sigur ca volumul va fi o veritabila calauza pentru cei aflati in cautarea adevarului despre Zen si ca va aduce o contributie durabila la corpusul literaturii Zen. Ryōun-ken Masamichi Yamada Iluminarea profunda a lui Kōun Roshi se vedea stralucind in el. Era o prezenta puternica si plina de compasiune, o persoana care trezea in mod firesc respectul si afectiunea in cei care il cunosteau. Dorinta sa cea mai mare era sa ii ajute pe altii sa gaseasca pacea privind in interiorul lor si intelegand cine sunt. In aceasta carte, el lamureste cum natura intrinseca a oricarei fiinte umane este „terenul comun” unde oamenii de toate rasele, nationalitatile si credintele alcatuiesc o singura realitate. El ne invata ca, prin practicarea Zenului si prin ajungerea la aceeasi experienta ca Buddha Sakyamuni – realizarea lipsei de sine a tuturor fiintelor –, putem transcende diferentele care ne separa si putem gasi pacea adevarata in inimile noastre si in aceasta lume. Joan Rieck si Henry Shukman Trezirea este realizarea faptului ca atat conţinutul subiectului, cat şi al obiectului sunt vide si unitare si ca aceasta vacuitate nu este altceva decat schimbarea constanta a lumii fenomenale a formei. Mai bine spus, intr-un aspect existenta reala este complet vida si intr-un alt aspect este lumea fenomenala a formei ce apare si dispare fara incetare, in conformitate cu legea cauzalitatii. Kōun Yamada

Originally written in Japanese, this passionate, vividly personal book draws on the author's experiences in Japan over 30 years. Alex Kerr brings to life the ritualized world of Kabuki, retraces his initiation into Tokyo's boardrooms during the heady Bubble Years, and tells the story of the hidden valley that became his home. But the book is not just a love letter. Haunted throughout by nostalgia for the Japan of old, Kerr's book is part paean to that great country and culture, part epitaph in the face of contemporary Japan's environmental and cultural destruction.

So rich and unique is traditional Japanese architecture that it’s hard to improve upon. Yet contemporary Japanese designers and architects keep finding new ways to refurbish and take inspiration from the ways of old. Whether it’s a pristinely preserved traditional house or a cutting-edge apartment, the best Japanese homes share a love of cleverly designed spaces and warm materials such as wood, bricks, and bamboo. From a thatched roof farmhouse occupied by a Zen priest to Tadao Ando’s experimental 4x4 House, Shigeru Ban’s conceptual Shutter House, and a beautiful homage to bamboo in the form of a home, this book traverses the multifaceted landscape of Japanese living today. Also included is a list of addresses and a glossary of terms, such as tatami. Text in English, French, and German

Cum sa iubim o alta cultura, fara a o abandona pe cea careia ii apartinem? Iata intrebarea care, dincolo de observatii si comentarii, strabate cartea.