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Essays in Idleness
YOSHIDA KENKO (1283-1352) was a Buddhist priest, a reclusive scholar and poet who had ties to the aristocracy of medieval Japan. Despite his links to the Imperial court, Kenko spent much time in seclusion and mused on Buddhist and Taoist teachings. His "Essays in Idleness" is a collection of his thoughts on his inner world and the world of Japanese life in the fourteenth century. He touched on topics as diverse as the benefits of the simple life ("There is indeed none but the complete hermit who leads a desirable life"), solitude ("I am happiest when I have nothing to distract me and I am completely alone"), lust ("What a weakly thing is this heart of ours"), the impermanence of this world ("Truly the beauty of life is its uncertainty"), and reading ("To sit alone in the lamplight with a book spread out before you, and hold intimate converse with men of unseen generations--such is a pleasure beyond compare"). To enter Kenko's world is to enter a world of intimate observations, deceptively simple wisdom, and surprising wit.
A Cup of Sake Beneath the Cherry Trees
'It is a most wonderful comfort to sit alone beneath a lamp, book spread before you, and commune with someone from the past whom you have never met...' Moonlight, sake, spring blossom, idle moments, a woman's hair - these exquisite reflections on life's fleeting pleasures by a thirteenth-century Japanese monk are delicately attuned to nature and the senses. Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions. Yoshida Kenko (c. 1283-1352). Kenko's work is included in Penguin Classics in Essays in Idleness and Hojoki.
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The Journal of Kenko
This is a new release of the original 1927 edition.
Formless in Form
What makes a work of literature readable? This book asks that question of one of the classics of Japanese literature, the Tsurezuregusa (Essays in Idleness) by Kenko (1283-1352), a collection of brief, fragmentary reflections on a number of subjects. In Japanese literary history the work is classified as one of the first collections of zuihitsu, or informal essay. This first extended critical treatment of Tsurezuregusa goes back to its author and his time to rebuild the discursive world of the early fourteenth century and to examine such matters as whether genre labels assist reading or obscure significant comparisons and contexts. The book presents compelling arguments against considering T...
Kenko Kempo Karate
Kenko Kempo Karate ist die von Großmeister Erich B. Ries entwickelte stiloffene Kampfkunst für Seniorinnen und Senioren und Menschen mit Handicap. Kenko Kempo Karate umfaßt Selbstverteidigung, eine klassische fernöstliche Kampfkunst und kombiniert dies mit einfacher Qigong-Atem-Meditation und einer einfachen kurzen Tai-Chi-Chuan Form. Niemand ist zu alt für das gesundheitsfördernde Kenko Kempo Karate: Hier geht es nicht um Leistung oder Wettkämpfe, sondern um die Erhaltung und Verbesserung von Gesundheit und Vitalität im weitesten Sinne: Mehr Kraft, Beweglichkeit, Schnelligkeit, Ausdauer, Koordination und um den Erhalt von mentaler Stärke! Das hier vorliegende Lehr- und Handbuch des...
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Essays in Idleness
These two works on life's fleeting pleasures are by Buddhist monks from medieval Japan, but each shows a different world-view. In the short memoir Hôjôki, Chômei recounts his decision to withdraw from worldly affairs and live as a hermit in a tiny hut in the mountains, contemplating the impermanence of human existence. Kenko, however, displays a fascination with more earthy matters in his collection of anecdotes, advice and observations. From ribald stories of drunken monks to aching nostalgia for the fading traditions of the Japanese court, Essays in Idleness is a constantly surprising work that ranges across the spectrum of human experience. Meredith McKinney's excellent new translation...
Kenko Kitchen
Kenko is Japanese for 'health', and defines Kate Bradley's passion for food and cooking. In Kenko Kitchen, Kate Bradley shares a range of healthy and delicious foods that are sugar-free, gluten-free and vegan, as seen on her popular health food blog Kenko Kitchen. Featuring vegan variations for every recipe, a host of gluten- and sugar-free options for those with fructose and gluten intolerances, and delicious raw food, detoxifying and macrobiotic recipes, Kenko Kitchen is perfect for everyone from whole foods newcomers to long-time whole foods devotees, health conscious food-lovers, vegans, and those with dietary intolerances. Think moreish and nourishing breakfast options such as granolas,...
