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A Pilgrimage in Japan

The 33 Temples of Kannon

By: Joan D. Stamm

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A Pilgrimage in Japan

The 33 Temples of Kannon

By: Joan D. Stamm

Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, is the one who “hears the cries of the world” and vows to “assist anyone in distress.” As the author embarks on the pilgrimage route that extends from the Japan Sea to the Pacific Ocean, through the ancient city of Kyoto and the modern city of Osaka, and to the many mountain tops in between, she allows the special characteristics and sacred presence of each place to bring forth relevant Buddhist teaching; letting go of attachment, contemplating impermanence, engaging in right livelihood, being of service, and other teachings found in classic Buddhism. The dharma, or doctrines of Universal Truth, intertwines with rich descriptions of mountain hikes, remote temples, modern Shugendo practices, sacred icons and the author’s spiritual insights.

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John Hunt Publishing

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1785357514

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The Language of Flowers in the Time of COVID

Finding Solace in Zen, Nature and Ikebana

By: Joan D. Stamm

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Finding Solace in Zen, Nature and Ikebana

By: Joan D. Stamm

In 2020, as COVID-19 spread from Asia to North America, Zen Buddhist and ikebana practitioner Joan Stamm was forced to cancel her long-anticipated trip to Japan, where she had planned to research a flower temple pilgrimage and learn the deeper meaning of flowers known as “little Buddhas”. But with lockdowns and stay-at-home orders, Stamm, who lives on a mountain on an island in the Salish Sea, sequestered herself like a hermit and turned to her own flower garden for solace and meaning as the pandemic engulfed the world around her. The Language of Flowers in the Time of COVID tells the story of Stamm’s life and spiritual journey through these difficult times. Using traditional Japanese flowers as seasonal indicators, Stamm speaks the poetic language of flowers to explore ancient flower metaphor as it relates to the pandemic and the many manifestations of impermanence in one of the most tumultuous years in American history.

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1803411910

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Heaven and Earth Are Flowers

Reflections on Ikebana and Buddhism

By: Joan D. Stamm

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Reflections on Ikebana and Buddhism

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In this lovely meditation on ikebana - the Japanese art of flower arranging - Joan Stamm shows us how her twin paths of Buddhist practice and artistic endeavor converge and indeed become thoroughly intertwined. Stamm's lush, elegant voice weaves childhood memories of her mother's joy at a just-bloomed morning glory with meditations on the symbolic importance of bamboo, of pine, of the lily. She takes us with her on her travels to Japan as she learns the essential principles of ikebana, and lets us join her as she teaches flower arranging to women in a nursing home who, though they won't recall tomorrow the rules of arrangement or even the flowers' names, nonetheless partake in the joy and love that celebrates all living things, however briefly they endure. And, when Joan shows us the natural symmetry of a blossom, we find that we too have regained our balance. Includes 16 full-color photographs of the author's original ikebana.

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Simon and Schuster

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0861718690

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Heaven and Earth Are Flowers

Reflections on Ikebana and Buddhism

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Finding Solace in Zen, Nature and Ikebana

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A Pilgrimage in Japan

The 33 Temples of Kannon

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Book's by Joan D. Stamm

A Pilgrimage in Japan

A Pilgrimage in Japan

The Language of Flowers in the Time of COVID

The Language of Flowers in the Time of COVID

Heaven and Earth Are Flowers

Heaven and Earth Are Flowers

Heaven and Earth Are Flowers

Heaven and Earth Are Flowers

The Language of Flowers in the Time of COVID

The Language of Flowers in the Time of COVID

A Pilgrimage in Japan

A Pilgrimage in Japan

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