My memory is a wasp—paper-thin wings,dies in a clap.Dive into Of Wander & Wild, a collection of poems which will submerge you in delight and wonder. Discover yourself through the vast and dynamic phases of nature. See this book as an opportunity to engage with your own journey and escape from the mundane as you travel across magnificent landscapes and find comfort in the simple joy of living. Find the extraordinary in the everyday and the ordinary in...

My memory is a wasp-paper-thin wings,dies in a clap.Dive into Of Wander & Wild, a collection of poems which will submerge you in delight and wonder. Discover yourself through the vast and dynamic phases of nature. See this book as an opportunity to engage with your own journey and escape from the mundane as you travel across magnificent landscapes and find comfort in the simple joy of living. Find the extraordinary in the everyday...

This book offers 20 guided meditations that will help to strengthen and develop yourself. You do not have to be familiar with meditation to use this book. The first meditation in this book offers an introduction to meditation.In these pages you will find peace, healing, and joy. You will soar through your dreams, obtain your desires, meet your soul mate, and discover the sacredness of your being.Come and explore the realms of your subconscious, plunge down into the very cor...

Driven to unravel the mystery surrounding the tribe of the Veddas, the tropical island's aboriginal people, traveler, Alexis Debary, hops on a local bus while on holiday on Sri Lanka. Serendipity makes her stumble on, collecting impressions, but she is also Driven to unravel the mystery surrounding the tribe, who still live in the depth of the jungle, and what she ultimately encounters surpasses her expectations and is too precious not to share.

The first full-length collection of poems from contemplative Buddhist nun Sister Jina van Hengel, each short verse radiates the energy of a single moment of awareness.Like a master gardener, over the years the revered Zen teacher Thich Nhat Hanh has cultivated a host of brilliant monastics in the Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism. Living simply and practicing deeply for many years in the French countryside, Sister Jina van Hengel is one of Plum Village's m...

“Rexroth’s readings from the Japanese master poets are breathtaking in their simplicity and clarity.”—The New York TimesI go out of the darknessOnto a road of darknessLit only by the far offMoon on the edge of the mountains.—Izumi ShikobuOver the years, thousands of readers have discovered the beauty of classic Japanese poetry through the superb English versions by the great American poet Kenneth Rexroth. Mostly...

"Tumultuous, vibrant, tragic and over too soon." --NewsdayHandwriting is Michael Ondaatje's first new book of poetry since The Cinnamon Peeler. The exquisite poems collected here draw on history, mythology, landscape, and personal memories to weave a rich tapestry of images that reveal the longing for--and expose the anguish over--lost loves, homes, and language, as the poet contemplates scents and gestures and evokes a time when "handwrit...

This collection of Zen essays by the author of Zen Flesh, Zen Bones offers an enlightening perspective on a variety of topics.From the introduction:Not all of us can be exuberant travelers though we all dream of faraway places. Not all of us can sec the subliminal with a penetrating eye, though many of us yearn to shake off the philistine shells that restrict our lives to the prosaic.Here, then, is your chance! In the privac...

A new constellation of wisdom and healing that is modern and timeless.Word by word, Wendy E. Slater will illuminate a new path for you and the healing of self-blame and judgment. The poetic method and wisdom of her words will radiate into your soul, and liberate you from constraints of self-blame and judgment.Be transformed by these modern mystical poetic formulas and allow the heart-fire of her wisdom to take your soul on a journey... to transform, release and transmute yo...

Through her almost twelve years of travel, Betsy has written poems and short stories about and in the places she has lived and visited. Her poems are Impressionistic expressions that reflect her life experiences during this time. She captures the moods, feelings and vistas of her journeys throughout the world. Like Monet she tries to convey the world she has seen with images that are visual landscapes. This book is an accessible and enjoyable, sometimes whimsical and witty, tour around the...

The Maiden's Bookshelf series combines classic short stories of the early 20th century with gorgeous original artwork to create collectible editions for a contemporary audience.Two young siblings left to survive on a deserted island, waiting for the rescue that may never come. They find joy in the wonders of their own personal Eden—until "the demon" shakes their faith and leads them down the path of temptation...Told through a series of letters sea...

This collection of Japanese haiku by American singer and composer, Don Raye is a delightful contribution to the world of haiku written in the English language.Like Haiku sings as haiku should—of life and joy, and sorrow and the seasons. Nor is this surprising for Mr. Raye is a successful song writer. For him no subject is too trivial, and none is too deep to put into poetry. He writes for Hope and History; Women and Wanderlust; Soul Brothers and a Seeing Eye Friend; Ego an...