The Japanese Cult Of Tranquillity

Download Free (EPUB, PDF)

Book by Karlfried Dürckheim

Paperback: 128 pages

Publisher: Samuel Weiser, Inc.; Revised edition (October 1991)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0877287384

ISBN-13: 978-0877287384

Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches

Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces

Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

Best Sellers Rank: #1,666,393 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #93 in Books > Religion & Spirituality > Other Eastern Religions & Sacred Texts > Shintoism #10787 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Philosophy > Eastern #46333 in Books > Religion & Spirituality > New Age & Spirituality

The first half of this book is worth the price of the whole thing. In fact, it is more than worth it.This is not about any cult, cults, or cultism. It is also not just a book for orientalists or sinophiles. A more accurate title might have been 'The Japanese CULTURE of Tranquillity.' Of course, we know Japan today to be a hotbed of business-orientated activity. But it is the classical spirit of Japanese propriety to which the author speaks, and from which westerners may derive alot of benefit, in order to put our hasty lifestyles into a healthier perspective. Durckheim augments our understanding of Japanese orientation to the everyday hustle-bustle, in a way westerners can find very useful.This book will not be leaving my collection too quickly. However, many will find Thomas Cleary's recent 'Taoist Meditation' volume of selections also very useful. Perhaps even moreso than Durckheim's essay. Cleary's volume includes some immensely useful perspectives, from classical Taoist texts, that should prove of great value to those seeking deeply into health and relaxation issues.Many will find the perspectives offered in Michael Saso's 'The Gold Pavilion' also very useful, in spite of its price. I won't be getting rid of my copy of that gem of a book either, for quite some time! It is too valuable for health issues, and contributes, like the two previous mentioned volumes, greatly to an understanding of attitudes, health, and the value of relaxation. This is entirely apart from its usefulness as an assist to meditation.The latter half of Durckheim's book appears to concern martial arts. I have not assessed it completely: but no matter.

The Japanese Cult of Tranquillity I Love to Eat Fruits and Vegetables (English Japanese bilingual, Japanese baby books): japanese children books, japanese kids books,japanese bilingual ... Bilingual Collection) (Japanese Edition) I Love My Mom (japanese kids books, japanese children stories, bilingual japanese books): japanese for kids (English Japanese Bilingual Collection) (Japanese Edition) I Love My Dad (English Japanese bilingual books, japanese children books): japanese kids books,japanese children stories (English Japanese Bilingual Collection) (Japanese Edition) Childrens Japanese book: Lisa can Read.りさ、じぶんでよめるよ: Children's English-Japanese Picture book (Bilingual Edition) (Japanese Edition),Japanese children books,Japanese ... English picture books for children 9) I Love My Dad おとうさんだいすき (Japanese Kids books, English Japanese bilingual, japanese children books bilingual,児童書, japanese children stories) (English Japanese Bilingual Collection) I Love to Eat Fruits and Vegetables(English Japanese bilingual, Japanese children books, Japanese kids books,japanese kids language,児童書)くだものとやさいがだいすき (English Japanese Bilingual Collection) Peekaboo baby. Japanese Baby Book: Children's Picture Book English-Japanese (Bilingual Edition) Bilingual Picture book in English and Japanese ... for children) (Volume 1) (Japanese Edition) My Daddy is the best!: (Bilingual Edition) English Japanese Children's Picture Book Bilingual Picture book in English and Japanese,Japanese kids book ... for children) (Volume 7) (Japanese Edition) I Love My Mom (Japanese Kids books, bilingual japanese books, japanese children books bilingual, 児童書) おかあさんだいすき (English Japanese Bilingual Collection) Living Language Japanese Complete Course, Revised & Updated (40 Lessons on 3 Compact Discs * Coursebook * Japanese-English/English-Japanese Dictionary) (English and Japanese Edition) I Love My Mom: English Japanese Bilingual Edition (English Japanese Bilingual Collection) (Japanese Edition) GENKI I: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese [With CDROM] (Japanese Edition) (English and Japanese Edition) Basic Japanese Through Comics Part 1: Compilation Of The First 24 Basic Japanese Columns From Mangajin Magazine (English and Japanese Edition) Teach Me Japanese & More Japanese, Bind Up Edition (Japanese Edition) Bilingual Book in Japanese and English: Pig Learn Japanese for Kids (Japanese Edition) The Architectural Setting of the Cult of Saints in the Early Christian West c.300-1200 (Oxford Historical Monographs) Valentina: American Couture and the Cult of Celebrity CULT-URE: Ideas Can Be Dangerous From Impressionism to Anime: Japan as Fantasy and Fan Cult in the Mind of the West