Download or read book The Lotus Quest written by Mark Griffiths and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2010-07-06 with total page 525 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A captivating history of one of the world's most iconic and mysterious flowers Bewitched by a lotus which flowered from three-thousandyear- old seeds in his English garden, Mark Griffiths set out to track the origins and significance of this sublime plant in this beautifully-illustrated book. The Lotus Quest takes Griffiths from the headquarters of the Linnaean Society in London to a mountain top in northern Japan. As he travels in search of this ancient flower, Griffiths looks at the lotus's significance in ancient Egypt and India, the plant's medicinal uses and the inspiration it has provided to Western artists. As he tracks the plant, its story unveils a stunning vision of Japan's feudal era with visits to shrines, ruins, gardens and wild landscapes as well as meetings with priests and archaeologists, philosophers and anthropologists, gardeners and botanists, poets and artists. He even dines on the lotus in a Tokyo cafe. By the end of Griffiths' journey, when he reaches the hauntingly beautiful Japanese temple of Chuson-ji, readers will finally understand why the lotus has obsessed people throughout the ages.

Download or read book Botanical Wonderland written by Rachel Reinert and published by Get Creative 6. This book was released on 2016-04-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An inviting collection of lush botanical drawings to color, created in mixed-media artist Rachel Reinert's lovely and distinctive style. Reinert's fresh take on modern florals has earned her a following among private collectors and interior decorators, and Botanical Wonderland makes her aesthetic accessible to everyone. Plus, the book includes some finished, fully colored botanical paintings to inspire would-be artists to draw their own beautiful works.

Download or read book Scripture of the Lotus Blossom of the Fine Dharma the Lotus S tra written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1976, Leon Hurvitz's monumental translation of the Lotus Sutra is the work scholars have preferred for decades. Hailed by critics as an "extraordinary" and "magnificent" achievement, Hurvitz's translation is based on the best known Chinese version of the text and includes passages of the original Sanskrit that were omitted from the Chinese. Beloved for its mythology and literary artistry, the Lotus Sutra is one of the most popular and influential texts of Mahayana Buddhism, asserting that there is only one path to enlightenment, the bodhisattva path, and that all followers without exception can achieve supreme awakening. The text argues that the Buddha cannot be delimited by time and space and that a common intent underlies the diversity of Buddhist teachings. Through parables of the burning house, the wayward son, and other tales that have come to be known throughout East Asia, the sutra skillfully concretizes abstract religious concepts and clarifies bold claims about the Buddhist tradition. Urging devotees to revivify doctrine through recitation and interpretation, the sutra powered an organic process of remaking that not only kept its content alive in the poetry and art of premodern Asia but also introduced new forms of practice and scriptural study into contemporary Buddhism. Stephen F. Teiser's foreword addresses this vital quality of the sutra, discusses its background, and reflects on the enduring relevance of Hurvitz's critical work.

Download or read book Flowerevolution written by Katie Hess and published by Hay House, Inc. This book was released on 2016-11-15 with total page 621 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Flowerevolution is part traditional guidebook, part “choose-your-own-adventure”. From a stunning array of flower photographs, readers can choose the flowers they’re most attracted to, and based on those choices discover an interactive system that reveals their state of mind. The book provides specific questions for reflection and action steps to catalyze transformation in their lives. Using flowers as teachers, they can rediscover how to find new insights about themselves and their world. In many ways, with the current advancements in technology, we’ve lost our connection to nature, and in turn, our connection to ourselves. This disconnection leads to stress, fatigue, and imbalance. In Flowerevolution, we will explore the vast and beautiful world of flowers and learn how flower elixirs can be used to help us bring nature back into our everyday modern lifestyles. Packed with information, stories, reflections, and rituals, this interactive book is designed to open up readers to a fresh new world of magic and possibility. Flowerevolution reveals the secret healing powers of flowers, including ancient and modern methods for harnessing their unique qualities, like flower rituals, flower baths, and special applications for flower elixirs. “Flowers only live for a week. This book will live in your heart forever —and that’s our gift to you.”

Download or read book Dragons and Lotus Blossoms written by John Stevenson and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vietnam created the most sophisticated ceramics in Southeast Asia. Though they borrowed from China, Vietnamese potters explored their own indigenous tastes and developed their own production techniques. Blessed with the smooth gray-white clays of the Red River Valley, they created pieces that are amazingly light and thin-walled, with skillfully painted, incised, and carved decoration. Two particularly popular decorative themes were dragons (from whom the Vietnamese believed they were descended) and lotuses (considered archetypal symbols of Buddhist purity, because the flower emerges unsullied from the mud). Through a series of judicious purchases that began in the 1970s, the Birmingham Museum of Art, Alabama, has created an extraordinary collection of Vietnamese ceramic art. Essays by three noted experts introduce the collection. John Stevenson, co-author of Vietnamese Ceramics: A Separate Tradition, describes the evolution of Vietnamese ceramics and the contexts in which they were produced, and analyzes their aesthetic attraction. The Museum's senior curator, Donald A. Wood, explains the rich symbolism of decorative motifs found on Vietnamese ceramics. Independent scholar Philippe Truong, of Paris and Saigon, assesses the current state of the field.

Download or read book The Blooming of a Lotus written by Thich Nhat Hanh and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2009-04-01 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the world's great meditation teachers offers thirty-four guided exercises that will bring both beginning and experienced practitioners into closer touch with their bodies, their inner selves, their families, and the world. Compassionate and wise, Thich Nhat Hanh's healing words help us acknowledge and dissolve anger and separation by illuminating the way toward the miracle of mindfulness.

Download or read book Lotus Blossoms written by Bhikkhu Silacara and published by . This book was released on 2011-10-01 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Lotus Seed written by Sherry Garland and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1997 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Vietnamese family is forced to flee from their homeland to escape a devastating civil war.

Download or read book Lotus Flower Bomb written by Kenya Goree-Bell and published by . This book was released on 2020-07-24 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She came to Japan for adventure. What she found was a billionaire who refused to let her go.Kenya Goree-Bell returns with book two in The Mogul Series - set in a world of intrigue and passion where fame is no guarantee of happiness, but love may hold all the cards...Flower Carrington is the invisible power behind Creative Chaos - and she's in dire need of a break. Escaping the demands of her work her famous family takes Flower to Japan, where she meets business mogul Akchiro Takeda.Their attraction is instant, their passion all-consuming, their arrangement clear-cut: for as long as Flower remains in Tokyo, she will be Akchiro's lover. But just as the raw heat between them blossoms into something sweeter, a threat to Flower's family forces her to vanish. Devastated but determined, Flower leaves Tokyo and Akchiro in her past only to find that she has unleashed another a threat;a dragon hunting his lost mate... She soon discovers that there's no running from an alpha who wants you for his own and no hiding from a man who's wreathed in his own secrets. Despite her sudden abandonment, Akchiro is determined to find her. To take her. The question is - will he forgive her? Or will trust forever be the one thing they lack?You don't run from a dragon, You slay them with passion, You brave the heat and the flames, You conquer them with love, If you can get them to forgive you firs

Download or read book When the Lotus Blooms written by Kanchana Krishnan Ayyar and published by . This book was released on 2011-11-23 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From East Bengal to Tamil Nadu, ?When the Lotus Blooms? captures the mood and ethos of the rich landscape and diversity of India, while highlighting the universal and timeless circumstances of women and their struggle to seek happiness in a patriarchal world.The novel follows the arc of two Brahmin families in 1930s British Colonial India. It is the journey of two child brides, Rajam and Dharmu, who attempt to fulfill their destiny despite the shackles of tradition, duty, and customs of a complex society. Tormented by a domineering mother-in-law, Rajam battles with her inability to conceive, and Dharmu struggles with the loneliness and strain of adapting to her aloof husband's westernized lifestyle. The blooming of the lotus has a special significance to both families.

Download or read book The Blooming of a Lotus written by Thich Nhat Hanh and published by . This book was released on 2003-02-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Lotus Blossoms written by San Liao and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book No Mud No Lotus written by Thich Nhat Hanh and published by Parallax Press. This book was released on 2014-12-02 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The secret to happiness is to acknowledge and transform suffering, not to run away from it. Here, Thich Nhat Hanh offers practices and inspiration transforming suffering and finding true joy. Thich Nhat Hanh acknowledges that because suffering can feel so bad, we try to run away from it or cover it up by consuming. We find something to eat or turn on the television. But unless we’re able to face our suffering, we can’t be present and available to life, and happiness will continue to elude us. Nhat Hanh shares how the practices of stopping, mindful breathing, and deep concentration can generate the energy of mindfulness within our daily lives. With that energy, we can embrace pain and calm it down, instantly bringing a measure of freedom and a clearer mind. No Mud, No Lotus introduces ways to be in touch with suffering without being overwhelmed by it. "When we know how to suffer," Nhat Hanh says, "we suffer much, much less." With his signature clarity and sense of joy, Thich Nhat Hanh helps us recognize the wonders inside us and around us that we tend to take for granted and teaches us the art of happiness.

Download or read book Lotus Blossoms written by Sīlāchāra (Bhikkhu.) and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book 50 LOTUS FLOWER MANDALAS a Gorgeous Adult Coloring Book Containing 50 Lotus and Water Lily Flower Mandalas with Koi Fish and Dragonfly Designs written by Kameliya Angelkova and published by . This book was released on 2018-12-08 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exotic! Calming! Gorgeous! Unique! A relaxing coloring experience! Large Print! 50 Intricate and beautiful Lotus flower mandalas of different styles to choose from! 50 gorgeous mandalas: Contains 50 unique Lotus mandalas of great variety to color, relax, and enjoy! Among them you will find mandala designs of the following types: Lotus flowers mandalas with entangled roots, Water Lily mandalas with relaxing swirls, calming Koi Fish Ponds, and Dragonflies in different combinations! Designed to please the eye: Lotus mandalas are designed in different shapes to keep you inspired: floral, circular, abstract, triangular, rectangular, and more! A relaxing experience: Beautiful: Lotus flower mandalas offer a pleasant new coloring experience that will make your colored pages stand out from among others! Intricate but not too busy: You will love the beautiful Lotus petals, the lovely swirls, the small Koi fish swimming among the entangled water Lily roots, mystical dragonflies, and pretty flower buds. For complete relaxation, effective stress management, anxiety relief, anger relief, and peaceful meditation. Professionally illustrated designs: Inspired by the sacred and divine Lotus flowers of the Far Eastern world. One-side-only images: All illustrations are one-sided print on bright white paper Memorable and beautiful cover art: Premium glossy cover finish. Large print, 'letter' size: 8.5" wide and 11.0" tall pages, approximately 22 x 28 cm. Best for colored pencils and crayons. But if you prefer gel pens, markers or any wet mediums, just put a piece of card behind the image you are coloring to prevent any bleed through. Could be used as an inspiring gift for a beloved person! NO duplicates NO too thick or too thin lines NO filled in areas NO black areas NO gray shades NO grayscale areas NO perforations Check this book if you like: Lotus mandalas; Lotus flower mandalas; Water Lily mandalas; Pond mandalas; Koi fish mandalas; Dragonfly mandalas; Sacred Lotus mandalas; Lotus tattoo mandalas; Lotus tattoo designs; Lotus flower designs; Water Lily designs; Water Lily flowers to color; Lotus flowers to color; Flower mandalas; Floral mandalas; Adult coloring books; Mandala coloring books; Coloring books for adults; Coloring book with Lotuses; Coloring book with Water Lilies; Relaxing swirls and roots

Download or read book Botanical Mandalas written by Louise Gale and published by . This book was released on 2018-05-18 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reconnect to Mother Earth and recharge your creativity by combining the healing energy of nature with the meditative process of drawing and painting mandalas. Explore Botanical Mandalas and watch your artistic expression flourish! Full of inspiration for reconnecting with natures beauty to inspire you to create expressive mandala artworks. Includes drawing, painting and mixed-media projects to find endless inspiration for your own botanical mandala journey.

Download or read book Paper Blossoms written by Ray Marshall and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2010-09-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Flower delivery! Featuring five amazing pop-up bouquets, Paper Blossoms brings floral cheer to any room. Display any of the bouquetsa garland of roses, a tropical arrangement, a lotus watergarden, a springtime bouquet, or a vase of liliesas a beautiful centerpiece or room accent. A triumph of pop-up artistry and a sure conversation-starter, these bouquets burst forth with color, joy, and lasting beauty.