An updated version of the seminal 1994 classic volume on the beauty of things imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete. Nearly every book with "wabi" or "wabi sabi" in the title is based on the concepts first elucidated in this book. Wabi-sabi is the quintessential Japanese aesthetic. It is a beauty of things imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete. It is a beauty of things modest and humble. It is a beauty of things unconventional....

Author Benjamin Hoff shows that the philosophy of Winnie-the-Pooh is amazingly consistent with the principles of Taoism and demonstrates how you can use these principles in your daily life. Is there such thing as a Western Taoist? Benjamin Hoff says there is, and this Taoist's favorite food is honey.

Introducing a new translation of Laozi’s classic work that makes the intimidating approachable and the complex comprehensible. Translated by best-selling author Ken Liu and read by acclaimed actor B.D. Wong, this new take on the Dao De Jing speaks directly to the sensibilities of a modern audience. Liu dispenses with footnotes and the granular details of academic debate in favor of presenting Laozi’s invaluable writing as clearly and colorfully as possible.

法華経信仰が日本に根付いた理由、それは女人成仏。天台宗の元山大師が女人にも救済範囲を広げたことにより仏教は新しい展開を見せた。今回は、平安時代末期に誕生した浄土宗、浄土真宗について述べる。「仏になろう」の01,02,03を聞けば日本仏教史の大きな流れが容易に把握できます。 稀有の哲学者、梅原猛が説く仏教論。朝日新聞社刊『仏になろう』はこの録音から書き起こされました。いわば、生原稿といっても良い貴重な音源をお楽しみください。※このコンテンツは、CD版のCD1、トラック4『浄土教の理想も仏になること』によって構成されています。

Language defines us as a species, placing humans head and shoulders above even the most proficient animal communicators. But it also beguiles us with its endless mysteries, allowing us to ponder why different languages emerged, why there isn't simply a single language, how languages change over time and whether that's good or bad, and how languages die out and become extinct.