Writers in Kyoto

Tag: Buddhism

Book Review: THE WAY OF THE FEARLESS WRITER: Ancient Eastern Wisdom for a Flourishing Writing Life

Book Review: THE WAY OF THE FEARLESS WRITER: Ancient Eastern Wisdom for a Flourishing Writing Life

  • By Rebecca Otowa
A review that focuses on the Buddhist principles that appear in the book and the reviewer's own application of the concepts in the book.

The Story of Jisshinbō Renshō (実信房蓮生 – Clan Head, Priest, Poet

  • By Nicholas Teele
History and poetry related to two temples in Kyoto.

Insight on a Rainy Day

  • By Rebecca Otowa
The author writes of her relationship with the Heart Sutra.

Book Review: Finding the Heart Sutra: Guided by a Magician, an Art Collector and Buddhist Sages from Tibet to Japan, by Alex Kerr

  • By Preston Keido Houser
An energizing read on the Heart Sutra is reviewed.
Schumacher’s Picture Dictionary

Schumacher’s Picture Dictionary

  • By WiK
WiK event with Robert Schumacher who spoke on his lifework.
Zen for Foreigners

Zen for Foreigners

  • By Micah Auerback
A talk on research being done on the first outreach by Zen practitioners in Japan to Western foreigners.
Introducing Reggie Pawle

Introducing Reggie Pawle

  • By Reggie Pawle
An introduction from Reggie Pawle, who writes on a variety of subjects, mostly connected to cultural issues and to the integration of Western psychology with the Asian traditions, focusing on Zen, Japanese culture, and Daoism.

Reviving an Ancient Buddhist Pilgrimage

  • By Amy Chavez
A description of the author's undertaking and maintaining of the Shiraishi Pilgrimage in Shikoku.
Brian Victoria on Zen terrorism

Brian Victoria on Zen terrorism

  • By WIK
A report on an a WIK event held with Brian Daizen Victoria, a Soto Zen priest.
Introducing Ruth Fuller Sasaki

Introducing Ruth Fuller Sasaki

An introduction to Ruth Fuller Sasaki who was known as the "Mother of American Buddhism."

Harold Stewart’s beloved old walls

  • By Barry Leckenby
An introduction to Harold Stewart and a few of his poems.

The Lady and the Monk: Four Seasons in Kyoto

  • By Pico Iyer
An excerpt from Pico Iyer's The Lady and the Monk, published in 1992.

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