Japanese Zen

Japanese by birth but transplanted to Europe in adulthood, Miki Sakamoto has spent a lifetime tending her garden and reflecting on its mysteries. Why do primulas bloom in snow? Do the trees really ‘talk’ to one another? What are the blackbirds saying today? And is there a mindful way to deal with an aphid infestation? From rising early to walk barefoot on the grass each morning, to afternoons and evenings spent sipping tea in her gazebo or watching fireflies as she recalls her childhood in Japan, Sakamoto shares observations from a life spent in contemplation – and cultivation – of nature.

Relax and find happiness amid the swirl of the modern world with this internationally best-selling guide to simplifying your life by a Japanese monk who embodies the wisdom of Zen. Drawing on centuries of wisdom, renowned Zen Buddhist priest Shunmyo Masuno applies the essence of Zen to modern life in clear, practical, easily adopted lessons - one a day for 100 days.

Who knew the path to enlightenment could start with a cup of tea? Learn the hidden significance behind the deceptively simple Zen tea ceremony - one which can lead directly to Buddhahood and its absolute truth. D.T. Suzuki, once Japan's leading authority on Zen Buddhism, describes the tearoom and the tea ceremony and explains the guiding principles of harmony, reverence, purity, and tranquility.

Leave the pressures and demands of your daily life behind as you focus on the Zen within your soul. Zen and the Love of Nature takes you on a captivating journey from a single lotus flower to a rippling brook to the grandeur of Mount Fuji, giving a Zen perspective on the joy and beauty of our natural world.

The book The Way of Zen Buddhism & Zen Mind for Beginners goes beyond teachings of spirituality. The main focus of the book is to empower you to reach your full potential as an individual. Here, you’ll be introduced to Zen minimalist aesthetics, which will help you go from zero to abundance in no time.

The Salamander Kampfgruppe has finally come off the front lines and is headed back west for much-needed R & R. The troops are more than ready to enjoy some peace and quiet after many long days flying missions on the eastern front. What they aren’t ready for is how unfamiliar it feels not to be surrounded by whizzing bullets and exploding artillery shells. For Tanya, though, this long-awaited return to the rear brings more disturbing realizations than respite. This vacation may be far more eventful than it has any right to be.

Tanya has won victory after victory on the battlefield, and still the Empire hurtles toward its destruction. Zettour stands at the helm, a warped sense of patriotism guiding his actions as he prepares the stage. His only goal now is to secure the best possible defeat the Empire can afford, even if it means going down in history as the greatest villain of all time. And to make that happen, he’ll do whatever it takes to shock and awe the world, starting with Ildoa. The time for diplomacy or reason has passed. There is only war.

内容紹介

日本の文学史上最古にして最高傑作ともいわれる『源氏物語』。

紫式部によって書かれた全五十四帖にわたる長編小説を、わかりやすく情感豊かに読み上げました。

Join author and Japanologist Beth Kempton on a sacred journey to uncover the secrets of fearless writing which have lain buried in Eastern philosophy for two thousand years. In a radical departure from standard advice and widely held assumptions about the effort and suffering required for creative success, The Way of the Fearless Writer will show you there is another way to thrive—a path of trust, ease, freedom and joy.

Time is not on the Empire’s side. It has become painfully clear that simply winning battles will not be enough to turn the tide of this war. Having no interest in sharing the fate of her country, Tanya immediately decides to do the only thing that makes sense—look for a new job! Of course, she’ll have to proceed with extreme caution, because her current employer isn’t some random company but the Imperial Army. As it happens, she isn’t the only one ready to do something drastic when push comes to shove.

内容紹介

小川未明の童話 全705話を朗読で収録しています。

小川未明の作品は明治～昭和にかけての当時の日本の生活、子ども達の暮らしなどが物語を通して感じることができ、日本の歩みを子どもたちに教えることができます。
そして、小川未明の作品の中には戦時中の背景が描かれているものあります。 今、語り継がれることの少ない戦時中の経験を物語でわかりやすく子どもたちに...

どうもこの頃お妙の体の調子が優れない。俵屋の若旦那から、お梅との祝言の料理を何品か作ってもらいたいと頼まれたばかりだったのだが……。そんなお妙の代わりに、祝言の料理を作ると決めたお花。

”誤解を怖れずにいいましょう。じつは禅僧はみな「図太い」のです。”

◎40年に渡って読み継がれる「新任マネジャーの教科書」決定版！◎米国５０万部突破のロングセラー第７版。待望の翻訳。

All in all, Japan seems to be a country of paradoxes and oppositions, of yin and yang. Yet it doesn’t seem to suffer from it; instead, it is thriving, growing, and developing, and it has been doing so for a long time. From those contradictions, a sense of unity and pride arose, guiding Japanese history and civilizational development through the ages, leaving an unquestionable mark on the world heritage and mankind. But this is only the surface of an astonishing culture that deserves a deeper look.

お花のかどわかし、そして熊吉も長年の同僚であった長吉との騒動が終わりを迎え、ぜんやの周りは少しずつ元の時間が戻りつつあった。だが時は落ち着くことを許してくれず、刻々と進みゆく。

「ぜんや」の常連の旦那衆を狙った毒酒騒動。犯行にかつての同僚・長吉が関わっていると確信した熊吉は捜索に走る。一方、長吉に騙されて常連客に毒を出しそうになってしまったお花は、意気消沈。

林家では、只次郎の姪・お栄の桃の節句を祝うこととなった。故あってあまり会えずにいた祖父・柳井もぜひ宴にと、声をかけられる。

琵琶法師の語りによって全国に広まった物語を今、朗読であらためて語り継ぐ――

ぜんやに転がりこんできたお転婆姫──只次郎の姪のお栄は大奥に仕えていたのだが、将軍からお手つきとなるのを嫌い、暇を貰って只次郎の許へと逃げていた。家に戻ってもどこぞの武家に嫁がされるに決まっている、と町人となって己の才覚で生きていくことを望むが……。