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Hara: The Vital Center of Man
Karlfried Graf Dürckheim
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Description for Hara: The Vital Center of Man
Paperback. The classic text on balance, inner calm, and the cultivation of tranquillity using the age-old techniques of Zen masters. Num Pages: 216 pages, Includes 8-page b&w insert. BIC Classification: HPDF; HREZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304. The Vital Center of Man. 216 pages, 8pp b&w illustrations. In Hara, Karlfried Graf Durckheim shows the Western world how to overcome the physical and spiritual decay of modern life by adopting the age-old techniques of Japanese Zen masters. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: HPDF; HREZ. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight: 368.
When we speak of an individual’s state,we are actually referring to something that transcends the duality of body and soul, something that reflects the entirety of a person’s being. Because each of us is a unity of body and soul, there is no psychic structure or inner tension that is not reflected outwardly in the form and order of the body. When we find the physical center of the body we also find the psychological center of the soul. According to Zen masters, by correcting posture and breathing to balance this center, one can cultivate inner tranquillity and balance: the ... Read more
When we speak of an individual’s state,we are actually referring to something that transcends the duality of body and soul, something that reflects the entirety of a person’s being. Because each of us is a unity of body and soul, there is no psychic structure or inner tension that is not reflected outwardly in the form and order of the body. When we find the physical center of the body we also find the psychological center of the soul. According to Zen masters, by correcting posture and breathing to balance this center, one can cultivate inner tranquillity and balance: the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Rochester, United States
ISBN
9781594770241
SKU
V9781594770241
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About Karlfried Graf Dürckheim
Karlfried Graf Dürckheim (1896-1988) spent eight years in Japan before World War II and was a professor at the University of Kiel until Hitler’s rise to power in 1933. In Japan he discovered Zen Buddhism in its various expressions and subsequently became a Western authority on the subject.
Reviews for Hara: The Vital Center of Man
“Hara is essential reading for all who inquire into the spiritual principles and practices that are fundamental to all wisdom traditions and natural healing professions.”
Don Stapleton, author of Self-Awakening Yoga
"...the formalism is well worth accommodating in order to gain its gems of wisdom."
Spirit of Change, May/June 2005
Don Stapleton, author of Self-Awakening Yoga
"...the formalism is well worth accommodating in order to gain its gems of wisdom."
Spirit of Change, May/June 2005