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| Zen Art for Meditation | 
 enlarge | Authors: Stewart W. Holmes, Chimyo Horioka
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (5 reviews)
Sales Rank: 404380
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 116
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 4.4 x 0.4
ISBN: 0804812551
Dewey Decimal Number: 759.951
EAN: 9780804812559
ASIN: 0804812551
Publication Date: December 1978
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 Great Concept, Too Cheaply Printed January 8, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book is a treasure for the reasons described by the other favorable reviewers. However, the images are all printed in black-and-white and the reproduction quality is poor, especially because the images are reduced to fit in a small book. All of this really works against the author's recommendations for using the book.
The author narrates a guided journey through the image, highlighting details that reflect each chapter's Zen tenet. Unfortunately, I often have to squint to find those details--or give up and just take the author's word for it.
The author also suggests that you keep the book open nearby as you meditate in order to view the image during your practice. But here again the book itself doesn't cooperate: it doesn't lay flat and it's too small to keep the image realistically visible even if you place it on the floor near your meditation cushion. I wedge the book beneath my knees and glance down at the image but clearly this could be a much more satisfying experience with a larger-format book.
I'd love to see this book re-printed in a larger form that could be rolled like a scroll (for backpackers and such).
Meanwhile, I also suggest that fellow novices interested in meditating with Zen art do this: go ahead and buy this book--it's affordable, concise, accessible, and thoughtful. Practice its approach, but also purchase a large, full-color printing of some Zen-inspired artworks by, for example, some of the haiku poets used in this one.
 A book for your backpack March 3, 2001
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
One copy of this elegant book lives in my backpack. On a 15-day walk through Wales, I used the 15 tenets -- around which the book is organized -- one each day, as the focus for that day's experiences. Holmes's Zen tenets enriched this hike immeasurably. The insights connecting text, art, and haiku are freshly realized with each meditative dip into this timeless book.
Deeply beautiful, timeless book. January 12, 2000
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
I bought my copy of this small treasure fifteen years ago, and few books have ever worn so well. It is as fresh and beautiful for me today as when I first read it. The book is divided into fifteen chapters, each devoted to a central tenet of Zen Buddhism, which is then elaborated upon through the presentation of several Chinese or Japanese paintings and a number of haiku, all of which are masterfully related to the tenet through a simple prose explantion. The tone is often light and playful, but the insights are profound, and the various parts of the book flow together flawlessly. It is a true pleasure to have and to read. You can't go wrong here.
Great book December 12, 1998
3 out of 12 found this review helpful
Mr Holmes lives here in my town. It helps to be able to talk to him. The ideas are universal and transcend time.
Enlightened reading April 7, 1997
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
A wonderful little book, for those intertested in zen and haiku and Asian art. We in introduced to the inter-connectedness of the haiku poets and the paintings, which reflect the spirt of enlightenment. Contains many of the great haiku of the past. An excellent starter book for someone who is curious about zen, and also a fine refresher course for the long-time student of Eastern thought. I've bought many copies as gifts for friends. Highly recommended
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