Zen Seeing, Zen Drawing

Zen Seeing, Zen Drawing
Title Zen Seeing, Zen Drawing PDF eBook
Author Frederick Franck
Publisher Bantam
Pages 198
Release 1993
Genre Art
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Franck, the author of Zen of Seeing, the classic guide, returns with more teachings and instructions.

The Zen of Seeing

The Zen of Seeing
Title The Zen of Seeing PDF eBook
Author
Publisher
Pages 168
Release 1973
Genre Art
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A Dutch artist offers his concept of seeing and drawing as a discipline by which the world may be rediscovered, a way of experiencing Zen.

Seeing through Zen

Seeing through Zen
Title Seeing through Zen PDF eBook
Author John R. Mcrae
Publisher Univ of California Press
Pages 232
Release 2004-01-19
Genre Religion
ISBN 0520937074

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The tradition of Chan Buddhism—more popularly known as Zen—has been romanticized throughout its history. In this book, John R. McRae shows how modern critical techniques, supported by recent manuscript discoveries, make possible a more skeptical, accurate, and—ultimately—productive assessment of Chan lineages, teaching, fundraising practices, and social organization. Synthesizing twenty years of scholarship, Seeing through Zen offers new, accessible analytic models for the interpretation of Chan spiritual practices and religious history. Writing in a lucid and engaging style, McRae traces the emergence of this Chinese spiritual tradition and its early figureheads, Bodhidharma and the "sixth patriarch" Huineng, through the development of Zen dialogue and koans. In addition to constructing a central narrative for the doctrinal and social evolution of the school, Seeing through Zen examines the religious dynamics behind Chan’s use of iconoclastic stories and myths of patriarchal succession. McRae argues that Chinese Chan is fundamentally genealogical, both in its self-understanding as a school of Buddhism and in the very design of its practices of spiritual cultivation. Furthermore, by forgoing the standard idealization of Zen spontaneity, we can gain new insight into the religious vitality of the school as it came to dominate the Chinese religious scene, providing a model for all of East Asia—and the modern world. Ultimately, this book aims to change how we think about Chinese Chan by providing new ways of looking at the tradition.

Presentation Zen

Presentation Zen
Title Presentation Zen PDF eBook
Author Garr Reynolds
Publisher Pearson Education
Pages 316
Release 2009-04-15
Genre Business & Economics
ISBN 0321601890

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FOREWORD BY GUY KAWASAKI Presentation designer and internationally acclaimed communications expert Garr Reynolds, creator of the most popular Web site on presentation design and delivery on the Net — presentationzen.com — shares his experience in a provocative mix of illumination, inspiration, education, and guidance that will change the way you think about making presentations with PowerPoint or Keynote. Presentation Zen challenges the conventional wisdom of making "slide presentations" in today’s world and encourages you to think differently and more creatively about the preparation, design, and delivery of your presentations. Garr shares lessons and perspectives that draw upon practical advice from the fields of communication and business. Combining solid principles of design with the tenets of Zen simplicity, this book will help you along the path to simpler, more effective presentations.

Zen of Drawing

Zen of Drawing
Title Zen of Drawing PDF eBook
Author Peter Parr
Publisher Batsford Books
Pages 549
Release 2015-09-17
Genre Art
ISBN 1849943494

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Zen of Drawing inspires you to pick up a pen, pencil or an iPad and start drawing what you see with a 'zen' approach. Author Peter Parr has spent his career in animation successfully teaching people to draw and encouraging students to nurture their skills through observational drawing. He advocates a fresh way of looking closely at your subject and enlisting an emotional response, in order to fully appreciate the nature of what you are about to draw. You will learn that whatever you are drawing, it is essential not only to copy its outline but also to ask yourself: is it soft, smooth or rough to the touch? How heavy is it? Is it fragile or solid? Then, having grasped the fundamental characteristics, or zen, of the object, make corresponding marks on the paper – crisp textures, a dense wash, a scratchy or floating line. The chapters cover: keeping a sketchbook; tools (pen, pencil, charcoal, watercolour and iPad); perspective; line and volume; tone and texture; structure and weight; movement and rhythm; energy, balance and composition.

Zen of Seeing

Zen of Seeing
Title Zen of Seeing PDF eBook
Author Rajshree Sarabhai
Publisher Mapin Publishing Pvt
Pages 0
Release 2007
Genre Photography
ISBN 9781890206819

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Rajshree Sarabhai captures details in common plants - moments, colors and details we overlook - through her stunning photographs of the natural world.

Zen Confidential

Zen Confidential
Title Zen Confidential PDF eBook
Author Shozan Jack Haubner
Publisher Shambhala Publications
Pages 289
Release 2013-05-14
Genre Religion
ISBN 0834829053

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A screenwriter and stand-up comic’s hilarious and profound account of his journey into Zen monkhood—featuring a foreword by Leonard Cohen Shozan Jack Haubner is the David Sedaris of Zen Buddhism: a brilliant humorist and analyst of human foibles, whose hilarity is informed by the profound insights that have dawned on him—as he's stumbled and fallen into spirituall practice. Raised in a truly strange family of Mel-Gibson-esque Catholic extremists, he went on to study philosophy (becoming very un-Catholic in the process) and to pursue a career as a screenwriter and stand-up comic in the clubs of L.A. How he went from life in the fast lane to life on the stationary meditation cushion is the subject of this laugh-out-loud funny account of his experiences. Whether he’s dealing with the pranks of a juvenile delinquent assistant in the monastery kitchen or experiencing profound compassion in the presence of his spiritual teacher, Haubner’s voice is one you'll be compelled to listen to. Not only because it’s highly entertaining, but because of its remarkable insight into the human condition.