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| Zen By the Brush: A Japanese Painting And Meditation Set | 
 enlarge | Author: Myochi Nancy O'hara
Creator: Susan Morningstar
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Category: Book
List Price: $14.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (2 reviews)
Sales Rank: 461850
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Edition: Book and Access
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 64
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 9 x 7.1 x 1
ISBN: 1584793031
Dewey Decimal Number: 751.4252
EAN: 9781584793038
ASIN: 1584793031
Publication Date: October 1, 2003
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Product Description
For centuries, Zen monks in Japan have used the traditions of ink painting and poetry to aid them in meditation and express their insights. Zen by the Brush offers modern readers a simple, quick, and fun way to relax with Zen art. The full-color book contains an introduction to the basics of brush painting and Zen meditation. Along with Zen writings and Japanese-style sumi-e illustrations to inspire you, Zen by the Brush provides an enjoyable introduction to a meditative art and a means to practice the craft. Zen by the Brush includes a special painting board and brush in a reusable storage case. Using plain water, readers paint their own sumi-e pictures. The ink-like image fades after a minute or two as it dries-simply part of the Zen practice of letting go.
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 I don't know what the first person's problem is.... May 21, 2005
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I enjoyed mine. I mean, yeah, your not gonna unlock the mysteries of the universe with this little Zen book...but if you really expect instant enlightenment from a fun little kit that you got off the internet, then you are looking in the wrong place. Try a church, or temple or something....so yeah...don't buy this if you are looking for a life changing epiphany or some junk. It's more about fun. However, that's not to say it doesn't have it's depth. There were some things in there that made me think.
I enjoyed the painting thing that it comes with. I think that was the best part. It reminded me of when I used to play with water color paints when I was a young girl. It was fun, and yes, relaxing. I think it would make a fantastic gift!
 Disappointing January 27, 2004
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
If more attention would have been paid to the quality of the components and less to the quality of the packaging, this would have truly been a satisfying purchase. The painting board which fades properly, unfortunately, leaves faint outlines of the previous drawings. In addition, the text of the book is, at best, a gloss of meditative themes. I returned my copy.
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