Author: Kaicho Tadashi Nakamura
Publisher: Tuttle Pub
ISBN: 9780804830645
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Every Thursday evening and Friday afternoon at the World Seido Karate Headquarters in New York City, Kaicho Nakamura teaches a Zen meditation class, at the end of which he delivers a simple and profound lecture. Sixty-five of those lectures are collected here, transcribed for the first time, along with information about the nature and practice of meditation and its relevance to the martial arts. The first part of the book offers practical information about meditation class procedures, posture and positions for sitting, the importance of the breath, and moving meditation. The lectures themselves open up the rarely discussed philosophical underpinnings of the martial arts. Believing that meditation is not a mere accessory to karate but an integral part of any martial arts training, Kaicho Nakamura has used the principles of Zen philosophy to develop a system of meditation that is free of any religious, national, or organizational overtones. One Day - One Lifetime presents a prescription for the development of calmness and inner strength, the too often neglected true essence of karate.
One Day - One Lifetime
Author: Kaicho Tadashi Nakamura
Publisher: Tuttle Pub
ISBN: 9780804830645
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Every Thursday evening and Friday afternoon at the World Seido Karate Headquarters in New York City, Kaicho Nakamura teaches a Zen meditation class, at the end of which he delivers a simple and profound lecture. Sixty-five of those lectures are collected here, transcribed for the first time, along with information about the nature and practice of meditation and its relevance to the martial arts. The first part of the book offers practical information about meditation class procedures, posture and positions for sitting, the importance of the breath, and moving meditation. The lectures themselves open up the rarely discussed philosophical underpinnings of the martial arts. Believing that meditation is not a mere accessory to karate but an integral part of any martial arts training, Kaicho Nakamura has used the principles of Zen philosophy to develop a system of meditation that is free of any religious, national, or organizational overtones. One Day - One Lifetime presents a prescription for the development of calmness and inner strength, the too often neglected true essence of karate.
Publisher: Tuttle Pub
ISBN: 9780804830645
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Every Thursday evening and Friday afternoon at the World Seido Karate Headquarters in New York City, Kaicho Nakamura teaches a Zen meditation class, at the end of which he delivers a simple and profound lecture. Sixty-five of those lectures are collected here, transcribed for the first time, along with information about the nature and practice of meditation and its relevance to the martial arts. The first part of the book offers practical information about meditation class procedures, posture and positions for sitting, the importance of the breath, and moving meditation. The lectures themselves open up the rarely discussed philosophical underpinnings of the martial arts. Believing that meditation is not a mere accessory to karate but an integral part of any martial arts training, Kaicho Nakamura has used the principles of Zen philosophy to develop a system of meditation that is free of any religious, national, or organizational overtones. One Day - One Lifetime presents a prescription for the development of calmness and inner strength, the too often neglected true essence of karate.
One Day, One Night
Author: John Bird
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781530994298
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
One Day, One Night offers a riveting account of the challenges, the adventure, the wonder of life at the South Pole Station. This work of narrative non-fiction reveals mind-boggling science, from secrets of climate change locked under the ice, to the edge of the universe and the beginning of time. Immerse yourself in land and skyscapes. Gawk at Polies running to the Geographic South Pole naked when the temperature reaches -101�F. Find yourself bathed in perpetual darkness, frozen into the eight months of winter in the most isolated place on Earth.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781530994298
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
One Day, One Night offers a riveting account of the challenges, the adventure, the wonder of life at the South Pole Station. This work of narrative non-fiction reveals mind-boggling science, from secrets of climate change locked under the ice, to the edge of the universe and the beginning of time. Immerse yourself in land and skyscapes. Gawk at Polies running to the Geographic South Pole naked when the temperature reaches -101�F. Find yourself bathed in perpetual darkness, frozen into the eight months of winter in the most isolated place on Earth.
Mrs. Dalloway
Author: Virginia Woolf
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Mrs Dalloway, Virginia Woolf's fourth novel, offers the reader an impression of a single June day in London in 1923. Clarissa Dalloway, the wife of a Conservative member of parliament, is preparing to give an evening party, while the shell-shocked Septimus Warren Smith hears the birds in Regent's Park chattering in Greek. There seems to be nothing, except perhaps London, to link Clarissa and Septimus. She is middle-aged and prosperous, with a sheltered happy life behind her; Smith is young, poor, and driven to hatred of himself and the whole human race. Yet both share a terror of existence, and sense the pull of death. The world of Mrs Dalloway is evoked in Woolf's famous stream of consciousness style, in a lyrical and haunting language which has made this, from its publication in 1925, one of her most popular novels.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Mrs Dalloway, Virginia Woolf's fourth novel, offers the reader an impression of a single June day in London in 1923. Clarissa Dalloway, the wife of a Conservative member of parliament, is preparing to give an evening party, while the shell-shocked Septimus Warren Smith hears the birds in Regent's Park chattering in Greek. There seems to be nothing, except perhaps London, to link Clarissa and Septimus. She is middle-aged and prosperous, with a sheltered happy life behind her; Smith is young, poor, and driven to hatred of himself and the whole human race. Yet both share a terror of existence, and sense the pull of death. The world of Mrs Dalloway is evoked in Woolf's famous stream of consciousness style, in a lyrical and haunting language which has made this, from its publication in 1925, one of her most popular novels.
Karate Technique & Spirit
Author: Tadashi Nakamura
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462917097
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Master the techniques and warrior spirit of karate with this illustrated martial arts guide. The true essence of karate-do is integrated training of the body, mind, and spirit to achieve human potential fully. Karate: Technique and Spirit describes in detail all the steps necessary to attain this goal. It is a book of Karate technique, a guideline for training, and a patient exposition of moral philosophy. Kaicho (grandmaster) Nakamura takes us from the basics--warmups, punches, blocks, and kicks--to the advanced practice of traditional weapons and kumite (sparring), all the while grounding the physical expression of this martial art in its rich history and philosophy. With over 700 photos, Karate: Technique and Spirit vividly conveys the essence of karate-do and how it can bring deeper meaning to our daily lives. Chapters include: Foundations of Karate; Basics of Karate-Do; Postures and Stances; Natural Weapons; Kata (Formal Exercises); Kumite (Fighting) and more!
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462917097
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Master the techniques and warrior spirit of karate with this illustrated martial arts guide. The true essence of karate-do is integrated training of the body, mind, and spirit to achieve human potential fully. Karate: Technique and Spirit describes in detail all the steps necessary to attain this goal. It is a book of Karate technique, a guideline for training, and a patient exposition of moral philosophy. Kaicho (grandmaster) Nakamura takes us from the basics--warmups, punches, blocks, and kicks--to the advanced practice of traditional weapons and kumite (sparring), all the while grounding the physical expression of this martial art in its rich history and philosophy. With over 700 photos, Karate: Technique and Spirit vividly conveys the essence of karate-do and how it can bring deeper meaning to our daily lives. Chapters include: Foundations of Karate; Basics of Karate-Do; Postures and Stances; Natural Weapons; Kata (Formal Exercises); Kumite (Fighting) and more!
Liberation in One Lifetime
Author: Francis V. Tiso
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
ISBN: 1583947949
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
Milarepa (1052-1135), a major figure in the history of the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism and known as one of Tibet's greatest lamas and poets, continues to inspire Buddhist practitioners worldwide to the present day. Liberation in One Lifetime explores the history and spirituality of the Kagyu lineage in relationship to the narratives and teachings attributed to Milarepa by studying some of the earliest versions of these materials. Offering a detailed analysis of the biographical material that has been written about Milarepa (who was also a student of Marpa, a major figure in the development of the Bka'-brgyud-pa school of Tibetan Buddhism), author, theologian, and well-respected Tibetan Buddhist scholar, Francis V. Tiso, describes the historical context of the tradition of hagiography (biography) in Buddhism and other spiritual traditions, and provides a history of Milarepa's influence in Tibet. Part One explains the tradition of composing stories about Milarepa's life and teachings (there have been many throughout the centuries) and includes outlines of the contents of some of them as well as an explanation of the oral versions that have been transmitted via oral epic songs and poems that Milarepa composed. Describing the spiritual components of Bka'-brgyud-pa, Part Two includes tantric practices, an outline for the path of liberation, definitions of "voidness," and the characteristics of fully enlightened Buddhahood. Part Three includes translated biographies and oral teachings of Milarepa (in poetic form) that are considered sacred texts. The book also includes a foreword by Roberto Vitali, a prominent Tibetan Buddhist scholar as well as an extensive bibliography of primary and secondary sources.
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
ISBN: 1583947949
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
Milarepa (1052-1135), a major figure in the history of the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism and known as one of Tibet's greatest lamas and poets, continues to inspire Buddhist practitioners worldwide to the present day. Liberation in One Lifetime explores the history and spirituality of the Kagyu lineage in relationship to the narratives and teachings attributed to Milarepa by studying some of the earliest versions of these materials. Offering a detailed analysis of the biographical material that has been written about Milarepa (who was also a student of Marpa, a major figure in the development of the Bka'-brgyud-pa school of Tibetan Buddhism), author, theologian, and well-respected Tibetan Buddhist scholar, Francis V. Tiso, describes the historical context of the tradition of hagiography (biography) in Buddhism and other spiritual traditions, and provides a history of Milarepa's influence in Tibet. Part One explains the tradition of composing stories about Milarepa's life and teachings (there have been many throughout the centuries) and includes outlines of the contents of some of them as well as an explanation of the oral versions that have been transmitted via oral epic songs and poems that Milarepa composed. Describing the spiritual components of Bka'-brgyud-pa, Part Two includes tantric practices, an outline for the path of liberation, definitions of "voidness," and the characteristics of fully enlightened Buddhahood. Part Three includes translated biographies and oral teachings of Milarepa (in poetic form) that are considered sacred texts. The book also includes a foreword by Roberto Vitali, a prominent Tibetan Buddhist scholar as well as an extensive bibliography of primary and secondary sources.
The Jackass Whisperer
Author: Scott Stratten
Publisher: Page Two
ISBN: 1989025730
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
After a lifetime of research, the authors offer the definitive guide to surviving the jackassery in life and making the world a better place--one set of noise-cancelling headphones at a time.time.
Publisher: Page Two
ISBN: 1989025730
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
After a lifetime of research, the authors offer the definitive guide to surviving the jackassery in life and making the world a better place--one set of noise-cancelling headphones at a time.time.
Today Is Day One
Author: Matthew West
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
ISBN: 0736944443
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Today is Day One of the rest of your life. In this gift book devotional, contemporary singer and songwriter Matthew West reminds you that God's mercies are fresh every day. Yesterday's failures, losses, and even sins are behind you and forgiven. Each day is an amazing new gift from God and should be lived with joy, grace, and gratitude. When you do that day after day, week after week, year after year, it adds up to a lifetime of Day Ones—and the outcome of your life on earth will be a reflection of how you spent each day.
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
ISBN: 0736944443
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Today is Day One of the rest of your life. In this gift book devotional, contemporary singer and songwriter Matthew West reminds you that God's mercies are fresh every day. Yesterday's failures, losses, and even sins are behind you and forgiven. Each day is an amazing new gift from God and should be lived with joy, grace, and gratitude. When you do that day after day, week after week, year after year, it adds up to a lifetime of Day Ones—and the outcome of your life on earth will be a reflection of how you spent each day.
A Little Life
Author: Hanya Yanagihara
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0804172706
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 833
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A stunning “portrait of the enduring grace of friendship” (NPR) about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. A masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century. NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST • WINNER OF THE KIRKUS PRIZE A Little Life follows four college classmates—broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition—as they move to New York in search of fame and fortune. While their relationships, which are tinged by addiction, success, and pride, deepen over the decades, the men are held together by their devotion to the brilliant, enigmatic Jude, a man scarred by an unspeakable childhood trauma. A hymn to brotherly bonds and a masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century, Hanya Yanagihara’s stunning novel is about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. Look for Hanya Yanagihara’s latest bestselling novel, To Paradise.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0804172706
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 833
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A stunning “portrait of the enduring grace of friendship” (NPR) about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. A masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century. NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST • WINNER OF THE KIRKUS PRIZE A Little Life follows four college classmates—broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition—as they move to New York in search of fame and fortune. While their relationships, which are tinged by addiction, success, and pride, deepen over the decades, the men are held together by their devotion to the brilliant, enigmatic Jude, a man scarred by an unspeakable childhood trauma. A hymn to brotherly bonds and a masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century, Hanya Yanagihara’s stunning novel is about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. Look for Hanya Yanagihara’s latest bestselling novel, To Paradise.
One Lifetime Is Not Enough
Author: Rex Nelson Greenwald
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781087990217
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Coy lived with purpose and focus, with an overwhelming mission to complete whatever pushed him past his comfort zones. He had discreetly entered the Little Mora Cabin and now stood in silence at the center of the small kitchen area, instinctively knowing from past experience the way to his destination even in the shadow of darkness. However, even with familiarity in hand, he was still filled with consternation and contemplation. His acute self-awareness confirmed he did not have a clue what he was doing or why he was doing it. His inquiring mind and youthful exuberance could not and would not be stopped. Coy felt irreverent, like one of those altar boys who had just smoked a joint in the john. Nevertheless, he continued moving through the kitchen into the bedroom area, making his way directly to where the old man's memoir book was not-so-carefully hidden. His innate presumption told him it must have been left there and hidden just well enough to be found. He pulled the chain on the lamp and turned on the meager light while reaching down and picking up the book with care, knowing it deserved to be treated like a treasured possession which surely stood the test of time. Coy carefully unwrapped the tie band from the book, which kept the well-worn pages and loose notes from spilling out, and sat down on the edge of the bed near the nightstand. He opened book and set it down on his lap and decided to let God choose where and what was to be read this day. After a brief moment, he started to peruse briskly through the pages and notes of the treasured mystery book, hunting for clues and perhaps unforeseen pearls. He let his fingers, eyes, and mind go to the pre-ordained pages God wanted him to read. He browsed through familiar first few pages and arrived to about the one-third portion of the book. His leading forefinger stopped, and he paused to whisper a needed prayer. He was feeling a twinge of guilt, as if Jesus had taken a swing at him. The prayer calmed his mind. He continued to reflectively examine the words written by an older man and pondered and passionately desired to know the where, when, and how moments in life when the well-traveled timeless words would have been written. Coy stopped reading every so often to look up and around while straining to hear something hidden in the silence. He listened carefully and looked around for any noise or anyone or anything, as if someone or something else wanted to be in his space.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781087990217
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Coy lived with purpose and focus, with an overwhelming mission to complete whatever pushed him past his comfort zones. He had discreetly entered the Little Mora Cabin and now stood in silence at the center of the small kitchen area, instinctively knowing from past experience the way to his destination even in the shadow of darkness. However, even with familiarity in hand, he was still filled with consternation and contemplation. His acute self-awareness confirmed he did not have a clue what he was doing or why he was doing it. His inquiring mind and youthful exuberance could not and would not be stopped. Coy felt irreverent, like one of those altar boys who had just smoked a joint in the john. Nevertheless, he continued moving through the kitchen into the bedroom area, making his way directly to where the old man's memoir book was not-so-carefully hidden. His innate presumption told him it must have been left there and hidden just well enough to be found. He pulled the chain on the lamp and turned on the meager light while reaching down and picking up the book with care, knowing it deserved to be treated like a treasured possession which surely stood the test of time. Coy carefully unwrapped the tie band from the book, which kept the well-worn pages and loose notes from spilling out, and sat down on the edge of the bed near the nightstand. He opened book and set it down on his lap and decided to let God choose where and what was to be read this day. After a brief moment, he started to peruse briskly through the pages and notes of the treasured mystery book, hunting for clues and perhaps unforeseen pearls. He let his fingers, eyes, and mind go to the pre-ordained pages God wanted him to read. He browsed through familiar first few pages and arrived to about the one-third portion of the book. His leading forefinger stopped, and he paused to whisper a needed prayer. He was feeling a twinge of guilt, as if Jesus had taken a swing at him. The prayer calmed his mind. He continued to reflectively examine the words written by an older man and pondered and passionately desired to know the where, when, and how moments in life when the well-traveled timeless words would have been written. Coy stopped reading every so often to look up and around while straining to hear something hidden in the silence. He listened carefully and looked around for any noise or anyone or anything, as if someone or something else wanted to be in his space.
All in One's Lifetime
Author: Els Van Munster Koolenbrander
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1460297814
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 101
Book Description
All in One’s Lifetime is a true-life account that follows the author from the Old World to the New World. Born in the Netherlands in February 1940 – just three months before her country was invaded by Germany, some of Elsje’s earliest memories are of seeing her father rounded up to be sent to a German labour camp and her mother trying to pass food to Jews packed into trains on the way to Nazi concentration camps. But in these stark beginnings, Elsje learns to be a survivor and face new challenges such as immigrating to Canada with her husband and young baby. From her early days in Toronto as an immigrant who can’t speak English to moving to Winnipeg and raising her family, Elsje shares the trials and tribulations of her interesting life – including losing her husband to cancer, finding love again, and learning to accept and even celebrate her adult son’s decision to live as a woman.
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1460297814
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 101
Book Description
All in One’s Lifetime is a true-life account that follows the author from the Old World to the New World. Born in the Netherlands in February 1940 – just three months before her country was invaded by Germany, some of Elsje’s earliest memories are of seeing her father rounded up to be sent to a German labour camp and her mother trying to pass food to Jews packed into trains on the way to Nazi concentration camps. But in these stark beginnings, Elsje learns to be a survivor and face new challenges such as immigrating to Canada with her husband and young baby. From her early days in Toronto as an immigrant who can’t speak English to moving to Winnipeg and raising her family, Elsje shares the trials and tribulations of her interesting life – including losing her husband to cancer, finding love again, and learning to accept and even celebrate her adult son’s decision to live as a woman.