Genre: Nonfiction
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Don’t Worry
48 Lessons on Relieving Anxiety from a Zen Buddhist Monk. Discover why 90% of your worries won’t come true in this highly practical, internationally bestselling guide by the renowned Zen Buddhist author of The Art of Simple Living.
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Black Box: The Memoir That Sparked Japan’s #Metoo Movement
Black Box is a riveting, sobering memoir that chronicles one woman’s struggle for justice, calling for changes to an industry–and in society at large–to ensure that future victims of sexual assault can come forward without being silenced and humiliated. In 2015, an aspiring young journalist named Shiori Ito charged prominent reporter Noriyuki Yamaguchi with rape. After…
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The Art of Simple Living
100 Daily Practices from a Zen Buddhist Monk for a Lifetime of Calm and Joy
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Sayonara, Mr. Fatty : a geek’s diet memoir
In this uplifting memoir, famous Japanese pop culture “geek” Toshio Okada tells of the diet and lifestyle changes he made in his fight against obesity, and how his public perception dramatically improved as a result of his healthier appearance. Toshio Okada lost 110lbs in one year, without the use of funky dieting techniques or exercises,…
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Kingyo : the artistry of Japanese goldfish
This book is a highly unique art book that reveals goldfish both as an element of Japanese culture and as an influential design motif over the last 500 years.
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The wholehearted way : a translation of Eihei Dogen’s Bendowa with commentary
Zen Master Dogen’s Bendowa is one of the primary texts on Zen practice. Transcending any particular school of Buddhism or religious belief, Dogen’s profound and poetic writings are respected as a pinnacle of world spiritual literature.” “Bendowa, or “A Talk on the Wholehearted Practice of the Way,” was written in 1231 and expresses Dogen’s teaching…
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Great Fool : Zen master Ryokan : poems, letters, and other writings
Ryokan Taigu (1758-1831) remains one of the most popular figures in Japanese Buddhist history. Despite his religious and artistic sophistication (he excelled in scriptural studies, in calligraphy, and in poetry), Ryokan referred to himself as “Great Fool,” refusing to place himself within any established religious institution. In contrast to Zen masters of his time who…
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A primer of Soto Zen
The Shobogenzo Zuimonki consists largely of brief talks, hortatory remarks, and instructional and cautionary comments by the Soto Zen Master Dogen.
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Moon in a dewdrop
Twenty essays from Dogen’s Treasury of the True Dharma Eye (Shobogenzo) constitute the main portion of this book. Four important texts originally written as independent works are also included, along with a selection of Dogen’s poetry.
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The Shobogenzo, or, The treasure house of the eye of the true teachings