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Eat Sleep Sit: My Year at Japan's Most Rigorous Zen Temple
Kaoru Nonomura
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Description for Eat Sleep Sit: My Year at Japan's Most Rigorous Zen Temple
Paperback. "First edition published in Japan in 2008 by Kodansha International"--Title page verso. Translator(s): Carpenter, Juliet Winters. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HREZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 190 x 23. Weight in Grams: 328.
At the age of 30, Kaoru Nonomura left his family, his girlfriend, and his job as a designer in Tokyo to undertake a year of ascetic training at Eiheiji, one of the most rigorous Zen training temples in Japan. This book is Nonomura's recollection of his experiences. After writing Eat Sleep Sit, Kaoru Nonomura returned to his normal life as a designer, but his book has maintained its popularity in Japan, selling more than 100,000 copies since its first printing in 1996. Beautifully written, and offering fascinating insight into this culture.
At the age of 30, Kaoru Nonomura left his family, his girlfriend, and his job as a designer in Tokyo to undertake a year of ascetic training at Eiheiji, one of the most rigorous Zen training temples in Japan. This book is Nonomura's recollection of his experiences. After writing Eat Sleep Sit, Kaoru Nonomura returned to his normal life as a designer, but his book has maintained its popularity in Japan, selling more than 100,000 copies since its first printing in 1996. Beautifully written, and offering fascinating insight into this culture.
Product Details
Publisher
Kodansha USA
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
328g
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781568365657
SKU
V9781568365657
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About Kaoru Nonomura
Born in 1959, Kaoru Nonomura traveled widely in Asia as a university student, and upon graduation began to work as a designer in Tokyo. At the age of thirty, he decided to put his career on hold to spend a year as a trainee monk at Eiheiji, a monastery famed for its rigid discipline. Twelve months later, he returned to ... Read more
Reviews for Eat Sleep Sit: My Year at Japan's Most Rigorous Zen Temple
Here is an unusually fine translation of a most unusual best-seller. . . We sometimes have the odd idea that Zen means simply sitting around until satori happens. . . . It is much more, as novice Nonomura discovered when he joined the beginners at Eijeiji, one of the most rigorous temples in Japan. . . . a boot camp ... Read more