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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

Yurei is the Japanese word for “ghost.” They are the souls of dead people, unable-or unwilling-to shuffle off this mortal coil. Yurei are many things, but “friendly” isn’t the first word that comes to mind. Not every yurei is dangerous, but they are all driven by emotions so uncontrollably powerful that they have taken on a life of their own: rage, sadness, devotion, a desire for revenge, or even the firm belief that they are still alive. This book, the third in the authors’ best selling Attack! series gives detailed information on 39 of the creepiest Yurei stalking Japan, along with detailed histories and defensive tactics should you have the misfortune to encounter one.

Yokai are a class of supernatural monsters in Japanese folklore. In the Edo period (1603-1868), many artists, such as Hokusai Katsushika or Kuniyoshi Utagawa, created works featuring yokai that were inspired by folklore or their own imaginations. Yokai Wonderland contains many art works of Japanese yokai from the Edo period to today and includes not only paintings but also woodblock prints, scrolls, ceramics, kimonos, wooden sculptures, magazines, toys for children, such as board games, and more. This is the second series from the Yokai Museum and showcases a new collection of works, including never-before-seen works. All of the works featured in this book are from the personal collection of Koichi Yumoto, who will be opening the Yokai Museum in Hiroshima in 2018. Yumoto's own commentary on the works and the history of yokai are also included. This book will certainly appeal to Japanese art lovers, fans of yokai and also to those who are new to these fascinating supernatural creatures. It is also a valuable reference and source of inspiration for designers and illustrators.

Haruki Murakami's first two novels, available for the first time in English outside Japan. With a new introduction by the author. 'If you're the sort of guy who raids the refrigerators of silent kitchens at three o'clock in the morning, you can only write accordingly. That's who I am.' Hear the Wind Sing and Pinball, 1973 are Haruki Murakami's earliest novels. They follow the fortunes of the narrator and his friend, known only by his nickname, the Rat. In Hear the Wind Sing the narrator is home from college on his summer break. He spends his time drinking beer and smoking in J's Bar with the Rat, listening to the radio, thinking about writing and the women he has slept with, and pursuing a relationship with a girl with nine fingers. Three years later, in Pinball, 1973, he has moved to Tokyo to work as a translator and live with indistinguishable twin girls, but the Rat has remained behind, despite his efforts to leave both the town and his girlfriend. The narrator finds himself haunted by memories of his own doomed relationship but also, more bizarrely, by his short-lived obsession with playing pinball in J's Bar. This sends him on a quest to find the exact model of pinball machine he had enjoyed playing years earlier: the three-flipper Spaceship.

Longlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction, When the Emperor Was Divine is the critically acclaimed debut novel by bestselling writer Julie Otsuka - author of The Buddha in the Attic - in which she explores the lives of Japanese immigrants living in America during the Second World War. It is four months after Pearl Harbour and overnight signs appear all over the United States instructing Japanese Americans to report to internment camps for the duration of the war. For one family it proves to be a nightmare of oppression and alienation. Explored from varying points of view - the mother receiving the order to evacuate; the daughter on the long train journey; the son in the desert encampment; the family's return home; and the bitter release of their father after four years in captivity - it tells of an incarceration that will alter their lives for ever. Based on a true story, Julie Otsuka's powerful, deeply humane novel tells of an unjustly forgotten episode in America's wartime history.