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Publisher : Skipstone
ISBN 13 : 1594853630
Total Pages : 113 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (948 download)
Download or read book The Zen of Wilderness and Walking: Wit Wisdom and Inspiration written by and published by Skipstone. This book was released on with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Tyra A. Olstad
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 1574415522
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (744 download)
Download or read book Zen of the Plains written by Tyra A. Olstad and published by University of North Texas Press. This book was released on 2014-05-15 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although spare, sweeping landscapes may appear "empty," plains and prairies afford a rich, unique aesthetic experience--one of quiet sunrises and dramatic storms, hidden treasures and abundant wildlife, infinite horizons and omnipresent wind, all worthy of contemplation and celebration. In this series of narratives, photographs, and hand-drawn maps, Tyra Olstad blends scholarly research with first-hand observation to explore topics such as wildness and wilderness, travel and tourism, preservation and conservation, expectations and acceptance, and even dreams and reality in the context of parks, prairies, and wild, open places. In so doing, she invites readers to reconsider the meaning of "emptiness" and ask larger, deeper questions such as: how do people experience the world? How do we shape places and how do places shape us? Above all, what does it mean to experience that exhilarating effect known as Zen of the plains?
Author : Gary Snyder
Publisher : Catapult
ISBN 13 : 1582439354
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (824 download)
Download or read book The Practice of the Wild written by Gary Snyder and published by Catapult. This book was released on 2020-09-08 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of captivatingly meditative essays that display a deep understanding of Buddhist belief, wildness, wildlife, and the world from an American cultural force. With thoughts ranging from political and spiritual matters to those regarding the environment and the art of becoming native to this continent, the nine essays in The Practice of the Wild display the deep understanding and wide erudition of Gary Snyder. These essays, first published in 1990, stand as the mature centerpiece of Snyder's work and thought, and this profound collection is widely accepted as one of the central texts on wilderness and the interaction of nature and culture.
Author : Anne Rudloe
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781468194647
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (946 download)
Download or read book Zen in a Wild Country written by Anne Rudloe and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marine biologist and Zen teacher Anne Rudloe explores the spiritual value of being alone in wilderness settings. Out of that comes this nature based meditation on life, death, and meaning that draws upon the insights of science and religion, marine biology and Zen. Having taught marine ecology to university students for years, she now adds to the science a more experiential and meditational relationship with the sea grass meadows, long leaf pine forests and cypress lakes of the Florida wilderness which is the book's primary setting. Vivid narrative adventure sections include several encounters with alligators, a midnight meeting with a bear, a rescue at sea, a struggle with scuba gear over rocks in breaking seas, a helicopter based eagle survey, and chasing sea turtles in the Everglades. Anne's years of scientific research on marine animals, including electric rays, horseshoe crabs and bryozoans, takes on new and unexpectedly personal meanings. A 90 day traditional Zen retreat, with approximately equal proportions of beauty and grueling struggle, becomes a turning point in the journey, but the primary teachers remain the forest and sea throughout the narrative. Although she uses predominately Zen spiritual methods, the story is inclusive and relevant to those of other faiths or of no faith at all who find themselves in a time of personal seeking. Like her previous book, Butterflies on a Sea Wind: Beginning Zen, the story is told in an engaging style aimed at a non expert. The book provides a brief but fascinating review of the latest scientific research on consciousness as it explores what science can add to ancient religious methods for facing the Big Questions. The book is a contribution to the current dialogues between science and religion.
Author : Max Oelschlaeger
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780300053708
Total Pages : 506 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (537 download)
Download or read book The Idea of Wilderness written by Max Oelschlaeger and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1991-01-01 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How has the concept of wild nature changed over the millennia? And what have been the environmental consequences? In this broad-ranging book Max Oelschlaeger argues that the idea of wilderness has reflected the evolving character of human existence from Paleolithic times to the present day. An intellectual history, it draws together evidence from philosophy, anthropology, theology, literature, ecology, cultural geography, and archaeology to provide a new scientifically and philosophically informed understanding of humankind's relationship to nature. Oelschlaeger begins by examining the culture of prehistoric hunter-gatherers, whose totems symbolized the idea of organic unity between humankind and wild nature, and idea that the author believes is essential to any attempt to define human potential. He next traces how the transformation of these hunter-gatherers into farmers led to a new awareness of distinctions between humankind and nature, and how Hellenism and Judeo-Christianity later introduced the unprecedented concept that nature was valueless until humanized. Oelschlaeger discusses the concept of wilderness in relation to the rise of classical science and modernism, and shows that opposition to "modernism" arose almost immediately from scientific, literary, and philosophical communities. He provides new and, in some cases, revisionist studies of the seminal American figures Thoreau, Muir, and Leopold, and he gives fresh readings of America's two prodigious wilderness poets Robinson Jeffers and Gary Snyder. He concludes with a searching look at the relationship of evolutionary thought to our postmodern effort to reconceptualize ourselves as civilized beings who remain, in some ways, natural animals.
Author : Edward F. Mooney
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
ISBN 13 : 9780820320984
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (29 download)
Download or read book Wilderness and the Heart written by Edward F. Mooney and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this essential companion to the classic The Inward Morning, sixteen distinguished contemporary philosophers celebrate Henry Bugbee’s remarkable philosophy. The essays trace his explorations of thought, emotion, and the need for a sense of place attuned to wilderness. Representing a range of traditions, the thinkers included here touch on an equally broad spectrum of inquiry, including existential philosophy, religion, and environmental studies. The essays progress from general introductions to considerations of more specific themes in Bugbee’s philosophy to reflections on the man as teacher, mentor, and friend. Provocative in their own right, these contributions provide a commentary on The Inward Morning. This volume thus becomes a valuable tool for the careful reader seeking to fully appreciate the vivid text that has inspired it while at the same time offering insight into contemporary issues in the philosophy of nature.
Author : Colleen Morton Busch
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101516941
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (15 download)
Download or read book Fire Monks written by Colleen Morton Busch and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-07-07 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The "vivid" and "electrifying" true story of how five monks saved the oldest Zen Buddhist monastery in the United States from wildfire (San Francisco Chronicle). When a massive wildfire surrounded Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, five monks risked their lives to save it. A gripping narrative as well as a portrait of the Zen path and the ways of wildfire, Fire Monks reveals what it means to meet a crisis with full presence of mind. Zen master and author of the classic Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, Shunryu Suzuki Roshi established a monastery at Tassajara Hot Springs in 1967, drawn to the location's beauty, peace, and seclusion. Deep in the wilderness east of Big Sur, the center is connected to the outside world by a single unpaved road. The remoteness that makes it an oasis also makes it particularly vulnerable when disaster strikes. If fire entered the canyon, there would be no escape. More than two thousand wildfires, all started by a single lightning storm, blazed across the state of California in June 2008. With resources stretched thin, firefighters advised residents at Tassajara to evacuate early. Most did. A small crew stayed behind, preparing to protect the monastery when the fire arrived. But nothing could have prepared them for what came next. A treacherous shift in weather conditions prompted a final order to evacuate everyone, including all firefighters. As they caravanned up the road, five senior monks made the risky decision to turn back. Relying on their Zen training, they were able to remain in the moment and do the seemingly impossible-to greet the fire not as an enemy to defeat, but as a friend to guide. Fire Monks pivots on the kind of moment some seek and some run from, when life and death hang in simultaneous view. Novices in fire but experts in readiness, the Tassajara monks summoned both intuition and wisdom to face crisis with startling clarity. The result is a profound lesson in the art of living.
Author : John Daido Loori
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 0834826437
Total Pages : 6 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (348 download)
Download or read book Mountain Record of Zen Talks written by John Daido Loori and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2008-12-02 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this treasury of Zen wisdom based on his talks, the abbot of Zen Mountain Monastery in Mt. Tremper, New York, explores the eight areas of study that are the focus for training in his community: meditation, study with the teacher, liturgy, art practice, body practice, the study of scriptures, work practice, and the moral and ethical teachings. John Daido Loori also covers such topics as koans, the martial arts, and illness and healing, and he makes intriguing observations about the spirit and requirements of Zen in America.
Author : Christopher Ives
Publisher : Wisdom Publications
ISBN 13 : 9781614294443
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (944 download)
Download or read book Zen on the Trail written by Christopher Ives and published by Wisdom Publications. This book was released on 2018-09-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover how hiking can be a kind of spiritual pilgrimage—calming our minds, enhancing our sense of wonder, and deepening our connection to nature. Evoking the writings of Gary Snyder, Bill Bryson, and Cheryl Strayed, Zen on the Trail explores the broad question of how to be outside in a meditative way. By directing our attention to how we hike as opposed to where we’re headed, Ives invites us to shift from ego-driven doing to spirit-filled being, and to explore the vast interconnection of ourselves and the natural world. Through this approach, we can wake up in the woods on nature’s own terms. In erudite and elegant prose, Ives takes us on a journey we will not soon forget. This book features a new prose poem by Gary Snyder.
Author : Mark Gonnerman
Publisher : Catapult
ISBN 13 : 1619025027
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (19 download)
Download or read book A Sense of the Whole written by Mark Gonnerman and published by Catapult. This book was released on 2015-06-09 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1997, Mark Gonnerman organized a yearlong research workshop on Gary Snyder's Mountains and Rivers Without End at the Stanford Humanities Center. Members of what came to be known among faculty, students, and diverse community members as the Mountains & Rivers Workshop met regularly to read and discuss Snyder's epic poem. Here the poem served as a commons that turned the multiversity into a university once again, if only for a moment. The Workshop invited writers, teachers and scholars from Northern California and Japan to speak on various aspects of Snyder's great accomplishment. This book captures the excitement of these gatherings and invites readers to enter the poem through essays and talks by David Abram, Wendell Berry, Carl Bielefeldt, Tim Dean, Jim Dodge, Robert Hass, Stephanie Kaza, Julia Martin, Michael McClure, Nanao Sakaki, and Katsunori Yamazato. It includes an interview with Gary Snyder, appendices, and other resources for further study. Snyder once introduced a reading of this work with reference to whitewater rapids, saying most of his writing is like a Class III run where you will do just fine on your own, but that Mountains and Rivers is more like Class V: if you're going to make it to take–out, you need a guide. As a collection of commentaries and background readings, this companion volume enhances each reader's ability to find their way into and through an adventurous and engaging work of art.
Author : Stephen Addiss
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 159030747X
Total Pages : 111 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (93 download)
Download or read book The Zen Art Book written by Stephen Addiss and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2009 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "When a Zen master puts brush to paper, the resulting image is an expression of the quality of his or her mind. It is thus a teaching, intended to compassionately stop us in our tracks and to compel us to consider ultimate truth. Here, forty masterpieces of painting and calligraphy by renowned masters such as Hakuin Ekaku (1685–1768) and Gibon Sengai (1750–1837) are reproduced along with commentary that illuminates both the art and its teaching. The authors’ essays provide an excellent introduction to both the aesthetic and didactic aspects of this art that can be profound, perplexing, serious, humorous, and breathtakingly beautiful—often all within the same simple piece."--Publisher description.
Author : Wendy Johnson
Publisher : Bantam
ISBN 13 : 0553378031
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (533 download)
Download or read book Gardening at the Dragon's Gate written by Wendy Johnson and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2008 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Johnson and Te Salle deliver a meditative, beautifully illustrated yet profoundly practical book that takes readers deep into the natural world and into a new understanding of the art of gardening.
Author : Christopher Tadgell
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136753834
Total Pages : 1968 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (367 download)
Download or read book The East written by Christopher Tadgell and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-10-23 with total page 1968 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Continuing the Architecture in Context series, this second volume narrates the development of architecture across a huge swathe of the world, from the Indian subcontinent to the Japanese archipelago, over a period extending from prehistory to the arrival of Islam and its distinct traditions from the eleventh century onwards. Fantastically illustrated, with over 1,000 photographs and drawings, Christopher Tadgell covers the major architectural traditions of India, China, Thailand and Japan as well as the spectacular architecture of Sri Lanka, Nepal, Korea, Myenmar, Bhutan and Tibet. As with the first volume – Antiquity – The East presents not only the buildings themselves, but the cultures and peoples that they are a part of. Unprecedented in its scope, this volume is a beautiful guide to the fascinating history of Eastern architecture.
Author : Roderick Frazier Nash
Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
ISBN 13 : 0299118436
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (991 download)
Download or read book The Rights of Nature written by Roderick Frazier Nash and published by Univ of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 1989-01-17 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charting the history of contemporary philosophical and religious beliefs regarding nature, Roderick Nash focuses primarily on changing attitudes toward nature in the United States. His work is the first comprehensive history of the concept that nature has rights and that American liberalism has, in effect, been extended to the nonhuman world. “A splendid book. Roderick Nash has written another classic. This exploration of a new dimension in environmental ethics is both illuminating and overdue.”—Stewart Udall “His account makes history ‘come alive.’”—Sierra “So smoothly written that one almost does not notice the breadth of scholarship that went into this original and important work of environmental history.”—Philip Shabecoff, New York Times Book Review “Clarifying and challenging, this is an essential text for deep ecologists and ecophilosophers.”—Stephanie Mills, Utne Reader
Author : R Agnes Devine
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (217 download)
Download or read book Wilderness Zen written by R Agnes Devine and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2024-04-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Immerse yourself in the tranquil beauty of the natural world with "Wilderness Zen: Mandala Meditations." This captivating coloring book invites you on a journey through intricate mandala patterns inspired by wildlife from around the globe. From majestic elephants to delicate butterflies, each mandala intricately intertwines elements of nature, fostering a sense of calm and relaxation as you bring them to life with your own unique palette. Designed specifically for mental wellness, "Wilderness Zen" offers a therapeutic escape from the stresses of daily life. As you color, you'll find yourself immersed in a mindful practice, allowing tensions to melt away and inner peace to flourish. Whether you're seeking a moment of tranquility or a creative outlet for self-expression, this coloring book provides a sanctuary where you can reconnect with nature and nourish your soul. Indulge your senses and embark on a coloring journey that soothes the mind, uplifts the spirit, and celebrates the beauty of the natural world. "Wilderness Zen: Mandala Meditations" is more than just a coloring book-it's a path to inner harmony and a reminder of the profound connection between ourselves and the world around us.
Author : Martin Avery
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0557508819
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (575 download)
Download or read book Zen Forest: True Nature written by Martin Avery and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-06-24 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book about the Zen Forest Retreat, a Zen Buddhist center in Canada, providing traditional yet distinctly Western Zen training to people of all ages and religious backgrounds. Â
Author : James Morton Turner
Publisher : University of Washington Press
ISBN 13 : 029580422X
Total Pages : 545 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (958 download)
Download or read book The Promise of Wilderness written by James Morton Turner and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2012-08-01 with total page 545 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Denali's majestic slopes to the Great Swamp of central New Jersey, protected wilderness areas make up nearly twenty percent of the parks, forests, wildlife refuges, and other public lands that cover a full fourth of the nation's territory. But wilderness is not only a place. It is also one of the most powerful and troublesome ideas in American environmental thought, representing everything from sublime beauty and patriotic inspiration to a countercultural ideal and an overextension of government authority. The Promise of Wilderness examines how the idea of wilderness has shaped the management of public lands since the passage of the Wilderness Act in 1964. Wilderness preservation has engaged diverse groups of citizens, from hunters and ranchers to wildlife enthusiasts and hikers, as political advocates who have leveraged the resources of local and national groups toward a common goal. Turner demonstrates how these efforts have contributed to major shifts in modern American environmental politics, which have emerged not just in reaction to a new generation of environmental concerns, such as environmental justice and climate change, but also in response to changed debates over old conservation issues, such as public lands management. He also shows how battles over wilderness protection have influenced American politics more broadly, fueling disputes over the proper role of government, individual rights, and the interests of rural communities; giving rise to radical environmentalism; and playing an important role in the resurgence of the conservative movement, especially in the American West. Watch the book trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jsq-6LAeYKk
