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Zen BuddhismSeptember 2023Mein Freund Oryoki: Über die wundersame Beziehung einer ZEN-Lehrenden zu ihrem Essschalen-Ritual
My Friend Oryoki: About a Zen teacher's miraculous relationship with her eating bowl ritual
by Ellen Kremer-Wilmes
Oryoki ist das japanische Dreischalen-Essen, das im ZEN in der Tradition der Sōtō-Schule praktiziert wird. Übersetzt bedeutet Oryoki Gefäß, das gerade genug enthält und ist eine Zeremonie mit drei Schalen, Gefäßen, den Setsustäbchen, dem Holzlöffel, dem Spatel, dem Tuch zum Reinigen und dem Tuch, in dem anschließend alles eingewickelt wird. Dieses Buch ist aber kein Buch über die Zeremonie des Oryoki, oder zur Zeremonie des Oryoki, sondern es ist ein Buch mit Oryoki. »Oryoki zeigt mir meine Welt des Werdens, meine Welt des Entstehens. Momente des einzigartigen Lernens, des Erfahrens von Weisheiten, die mehr sind als ein Ritual, mehr als ein Regelwerk«, stellt die Autorin fest. Vergnüglich erzählt sie von ihrem persönlichen Zen-Weg, ihrem ersten Sesshin, ihren Erfahrungen mit der Rote-Beete-Suppe, dem schmutzigen Abwaschwasser und dem Ringen um ein gelungenes Ritual und ein fehlerloses Oryoki. Ein »zauberhafter Austausch zwischen einem Weg suchenden Geist und dem stillen und doch so vielsagendem Feld der Praxis« (Tatsudo Nicole Baden). Denn das Oryoki lebt auf seine Weise. Es lehrt. Es spiegelt. Und es gibt Momente, in denen es mehr weiß, als wir jemals wissen können. --------------------------------------- Oryoki is the Japanese three-bowl meal ritual, or ceremony practised in Zen in the tradition of the Soto school. Translated, Oryoki means "pot that contains just enough" and is a ceremony with three bowls, pots, the setsu stick, the wooden spoon, the spatula, the cloth for cleaning and the cloth in which everything is then wrapped. However, this book is not a book about the ceremony or the ceremony of the Oryoki, but it is a book with Oryoki. "Oryoki shows me my world of becoming, my world of emergence. Moments of unique learning, of experiencing wisdom, that is more than a ritual, more than a set of rules," the author states. She talks amusingly about her personal Zen path, her first sesshin, her experiences with beetroot soup and the struggle for a successful ritual and a flawless Oryoki. "An enchanting exchange between a path-seeking spirit and the silent and yet so expressive field of practice" (Tatsudo Nicole Baden). Räume im Kopf - Bücher und mehr
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The Athlete’s Ascent
Deep practice and high performance
by Jayne Storey
As an athlete or sportsperson, you understand the frustration of being at the top of your game only to falter in the heat of competition. The Athlete’s Ascent shows how you can harness the wisdom of martial and Zen arts to develop the profound connection between mind, body and breathing that leads to the coveted flow state. Drawing on a lifetime of deep practice, Jayne Storey has streamlined centuries-old disciplines – including Tai Chi and Zazen meditation – into a simple, proven and trusted Performance Practice that helps both amateur and professional athletes ascend to higher levels of enjoyment and performance. Read this book and develop a daily practice to: • Strengthen the all-important mind–body connection • Uncover the link between formal meditation and being ‘in the zone’ • Overcome nerves, anxiety and mental interference in even the most high-pressure competition situations • Stay in the moment and elevate your movement routines and ball-striking to new heights
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Lifestyle, Sport & LeisureAn Elegant Practice
The Transcending Power of Smanurai Ikebana
by Gahou Yokochi (art) and Mei C. Yao (text) with Takashi Imai (photography)
The last human interaction a true Samurai has is his final bow to his witnesses: expressing gratitude for their bestowing him the honor of “achieving a good death” in front of their presence. He does all this at the exact moment when he is about to stab his precious sword into his own belly, then bring it across his stomach from left to right. It takes a sublime level of self-discipline that is beyond thought and carnal courage. The art of dying a good death is an artless art: a discipline imbued with a Zen spirit that penetrates all cells of the Practitioner’s mind and body. The outcome is an austere beauty for which you would have no word. You simply feel it. When given a chance to live in Tokyo for two years, the co-author, Mei Yao, had an immediate but vague desire to do Zazen (i.e., sitting meditation) with the Japanese monks, and also to find out what the word “Ikebana” is really about. And if there is no coincidence under the large scheme of things, then it is indeed fate that she would accidentally run into the person who would volunteer to take her to the “practicing field” (called a “dojo” in Japanese) where a select group of people, from as young as 28 to as old as 84 years of age, are still practicing the art in the unadulterated, ancient way that originated from a Samurai and world famous ink-painter, Shinso Soami, during the Muromachi Era some 500+ years ago. Upon arriving at the “dojo” of the Souami School, Mei was taken aback by the reverence she felt from the greetings exchanged between her guide and the 21st Headmaster, Gahou Yokochi Sensei. As she entered the space, a palpable sense of veneration silently emanated from each and every practitioner. None of them are monks. They simply come together once every other week --- to hone in their understanding of nature and technical dexterity with the floral branches, and also to quietly observe the demeanor of their master teacher and other senior disciple-masters --- with the hope to further refine their heart through the art. What she experienced there in the “dojo” is utterly different from her previous experiences in the “classrooms” of two other popularly commercialized Ikebana schools. In this book Mei Yao shares her ever-deepening understanding of the soul and principles of “living Zen” --- as explained in Souami’s handwritten scroll, The Book of Flowers and Samurai Miyamoto Musashi’s The Book of Five Rings. These ancient values are still manifesting in every corner of the Japanese society and culture today. Humanity and the Earth are both passing through a very challenging time right now, but with one ultimate reason: to raise ourselves to the perfection we are within. The way of ancient Ikebana has been a surprisingly elegant practice for Mei Yao on her personal journey towards “the Way” over the years. Readers who enjoy the beauty of Mary Oliver’s poetry and Henry Thoreau’s natural writing will have a chance to also glimpse into “the Formless Self” by immersing themselves in the original Ikebana masterpieces by one of the most disciplined Ikebana masters, Hikaru Yokochi (a.k.a. Gahou Yokochi, bestowed Ikebana heritage name), who makes a faithful living in Tokyo as a renowned fine-oil painter.
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March 2011The Public World/Syntactically Impermanence
by Leslie Scalapino
A new collection of essays and poetry from the poet Library Journal called "one of the most unique and powerful writers at the forefront of American literature."
