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Awakenings: Asian Wisdom for Every Day | 
 enlarge | Publisher: Abrams Books
Category: Book
List Price: $29.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 157913
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 752
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.1
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6 x 2.2
ISBN: 0810993791
Dewey Decimal Number: 158
EAN: 9780810993792
ASIN: 0810993791
Publication Date: November 1, 2007
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Product Description
Awakenings is the fifth installment in the Offerings for Humanity project. Each book in this popular series reveals the spiritual wisdom of a new region of the world. This year, Olivier and Danielle Föllmi invite the reader to travel to East Asia.
Each photograph by Olivier is accompanied by the thoughts of great masters, including Confucius, Lao Tzu, Dogen Zenji, Shonin Shinran, D. T. Suzuki, Gao Xingjian, and the Buddha. These words have guided generation after generation for thousands of years, and they continue in this volume to enrich our views and lives with their thoughts on nature, self-awareness, family, and society.
The photographs take us to the captivating temples in Thailand, lavishly mystic nature of Cambodia, mist-enshrouded landscapes in Myanmar, bamboo forests in Vietnam, rice paddies in China, and Zen gardens in Japan. Awakenings teaches us, one day at a time, the wisdom of the East.
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Another "offering for humanity" April 6, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
"Awakenings" is the fifth installment of the "Offerings for Humanity" series from this husband and wife team of photographers that creates these beautiful books. The wonderful photos are taken in settings such as villages in Laos, temples in Korea, and gardens in Japan. Along with the wise words of people like Confucius and Thich Nhat Hanh, this book is a treasure of beauty and wisdom.
I have all the books in the series, and can't recommend them highly enough. Amazon often has people selling these books at very reasonable prices, so I've been able to give away copies as gifts. It's fun to be able to share some beauty of the world with others.
"You cannot prevent the bird of sorrow from flying over your head,
but you can prevent it from nesting in your hair." - Chinese proverb
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