Lucidly and beautifully written, Peace Is Every Step contains commentaries, meditations, personal anecdotes, and stories from Nhat Hanh's experiences as a peace activist, teacher, and community leader. It begins where the listener already is - in the kitchen, office, driving a car, walking - and shows how deep meditative presence is available now.

Shunryu Suzuki’s extraordinary gift for presenting traditional Zen teachings using ordinary language is well known to the countless readers of Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind. In Zen Is Right Here, his teachings are brought to life through stories told by his students. These living encounters with Zen are poignant, direct, humorous, paradoxical, and enlightening - and their setting in real-life contexts makes them wonderfully accessible.

Many dread small talk and shy away from it as much as possible. But whether we like it or not, there’s no way we can escape small talk because it is part of everyday interactions. Humans are social creatures and we use conversation as our way to emotionally connect with each other. If you are one of them, worry not because you are about to learn the techniques to gracefully jumpstart a conversation with anyone in any situation.

There are many events and festivals throughout Japan all over the year. It is introducing its charm and history.

忍耐の知将・徳川家康を知る―。 「鳴くまで待とうほととぎす」の家康は、我慢強いというイメージがある。その忍耐力は幼少期からの苦渋によるものであり、その経験が300年という徳川の長期政権を可能にした。 【講師紹介】作家 童門冬二- 1927年東京都生まれ。歴史小説の第一人者。歴史の中から現代に通ずるものを好んで書く。講演活動も積極的に行っている。

This is the first book to offer the great master's incisive wisdom in short selections taken from the whole range of his voluminous works. The pithy and powerful readings, arranged according to theme, provide a perfect introduction to Dogen - and inspire spiritual practice in people of all traditions.

An idiom is a group of words with a special meaning of its own that is not clear from the meanings of the individual words. Idioms such as "think out of the box" and "a long shot" are used extensively in English in e-mail, newspapers, and conversations. When you don't understand idioms, you can feel left out of a conversation or miss the point of a story. This audiobook focuses on 100 frequently used idioms.

「大拙さんは大地、言葉はそこに根付いて咲く花。」――谷川俊太郎禅を世界に広めた哲学者・鈴木大拙がどうしても伝えたかった「禅の本質」を厳選された言葉から読み解いていく、今までにない「大拙入門」です。

The power of an effective speech is undeniable. It has the capacity to engage, inform, motivate, and create change in an audience - and in the world. In this compelling 24-lesson course, How to Speak Effectively in Any Setting, taught by Molly Bishop Shadel, Professor of Law at the University of Virginia School of Law, learn the fine art of speaking clearly, effectively, and persuasively in contexts across the spectrum, from the board room to the bar room and everywhere in between.

【本書の要点】●身近な死を実感した古舘氏が人生後半で出合ったのが仏教だった。●日本では大乗仏教が浸透しているが、本来の仏教は原始釈迦仏教。●自我をなくしていけば、人生の苦しみが軽減される。●老・病・死に直面する人生後半こそ、ブッダの教えが効いてくる。