Brush Meditation: A Japanese Way to Mind & Body Harmony
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Guide to spiritual transformation
  • Wondereful discussion of the philosophy behind Japanese brush work
  • Shodo as it should be.
  • Shodo as it should be.
  • Meditation in motion
Brush Meditation: A Japanese Way to Mind & Body Harmony
H. E. Davey
Manufacturer: Stone Bridge Press
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Binding: Paperback

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Book Description

Based on traditional Japanese shodo, "the Way of Calligraphy," Brush Meditation introduces beginners and non-artists alike to working with brush and ink as a form of "moving meditation." By showing you how the most elemental brush strokes reveal your physical and mental state, it teaches you to become "one with the brush," attuned to the underlying principles of life and nature. As the text explores the intricate relationships of mind, body, and brush, it delves into the mysteries of human life energy, or ki, and the power of the hara, a natural abdominal center. Simple exercises demonstrate how to use the brush in spiritual practice, while illustrations guide every step. In the Appendix is information about how to find more formal instruction as well as sources for brushes, ink, and paper.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Guide to spiritual transformation.......2007-04-29

Reviewed by Olivera Baumgartner-Jackson for Reader Views (4/07)

Once in a while I find it very helpful to venture outside of the realm of things that normally interest me and that I have some knowledge about. Learning about new things is a very stimulating experience and it seems to me that it keeps my brain in good working order. As far as the Japanese art forms are concerned, I am vaguely familiar with the flower arranging, but that is where my knowledge - and even real awareness - of such art forms end. Picking up H.E. Davey's "Brush Meditation: A Japanese Way to Mind & Body Harmony" was a real eye-opener.

The author begins this book with explanation and history of shodo, continues with the complex connections of mind, body and brush, and finishes with simple step-by-step exercises for the basics of shodo. The illustrations and the photos would certainly be very helpful for anybody who intends to try their hand at this ancient art form.

Mr. Davey's writing is fluid and engaging. He does not get overly technical and is easy to understand. The book kept my attention and made me wish for more balance in my life. Let me give an example of Mr. Davey's writing here:

"The kanji, or written characters, used in both Japan and China have transcended their utilitarian function and collectively serve as a visually stirring piece of fine art. Shodo allows the dynamic movement of the artist's ki ("life energy" or "spirit") to become observable in the form of rich black ink. In great examples of shodo, you can sense both the rhythm of music as well as the smooth, elegant, and balanced construction of refined architecture. Many practitioners of this art feel that the visible rhythm of Japanese calligraphy ultimately embodies a "picture of the mind" - and accomplished calligraphers recognize that it actually discloses your spiritual state. This recognition is concisely summed up by the traditional Japanese saying: [...] If your mind is correct, the brush will be correct. "

Although Mr. Davey stresses several times that one needs to find an instructor to truly begin the exploration of shodo, I found "Brush Meditation" to be an interesting book for anybody who would like to learn at least the basics of shodo as well as anybody who just wishes to become more familiar with the traditional Japanese arts and way of living.

5 out of 5 stars Wondereful discussion of the philosophy behind Japanese brush work.......2005-10-17

After reading several books on the technique (really a NO technique) of Zen brush work, this book really dealt wll with the emotions and feeling underlying this incredible art. A very good read.

5 out of 5 stars Shodo as it should be........2002-01-16

I recently finished reading the book, Brush Meditation: A Japanese Way to Mind and Body Harmony, by H. E. Davey. The book is excellent. I am novice (hardly even that, actually) when it comes to Shodo (having only recently begun studying Shodo), but your book provides a very smooth introduction, and does a great job of getting across the relationship between it and the other Japanese cultural arts (chado [tea ceremony], budo [martial Ways], kado [flower arrangement], etc).

It is written in a very positive way and contains many beautiful pieces of artwork. I very much enjoyed the "four experiments toward a positive mind," these are great examples of introspection. Though I am far from an expert in budo, I have spent many years training and researching this topic, yet several of the explanations, provided for terms such as fudoshin, hara, and ki shed new light on these concepts, beyond just their relationship to Shodo.

Chapters three and four provide a very gentle introduction to the physical techniques while also providing an overview of the relationship between good posture and the proper state of mind. The importance of the coordination of mind, body, and spirit is presented in a way that should be easy for someone that is new to the Japanese cultural arts to grasp and understand.

I am again impressed with Davey sensei's ability to communicate a complex subject in an interesting and informative way that maintains the readers interest, while still capturing the subtleties of the topic.

From a beginner's perspective, this is an excellent reference, and I highly recommend it.

5 out of 5 stars Shodo as it should be........2002-01-16

I recently finished reading the book, Brush Meditation: A Japanese Way to Mind and Body Harmony, by H. E. Davey. The book is excellent. I am novice (hardly even that, actually) when it comes to Shodo (having only recently begun studying Shodo), but your book provides a very smooth introduction, and does a great job of getting across the relationship between it and the other Japanese cultural arts (chado [tea ceremony], budo [martial Ways], kado [flower arrangement], etc).

It is written in a very positive way and contains many beautiful pieces of artwork. I very much enjoyed the "four experiments toward a positive mind," these are great examples of introspection. Though I am far from an expert in budo, I have spent many years training and researching this topic, yet several of the explanations, provided for terms such as fudoshin, hara, and ki shed new light on these concepts, beyond just their relationship to Shodo.

Chapters three and four provide a very gentle introduction to the physical techniques while also providing an overview of the relationship between good posture and the proper state of mind. The importance of the coordination of mind, body, and spirit is presented in a way that should be easy for someone that is new to the Japanese cultural arts to grasp and understand.

I am again impressed with Davey sensei's ability to communicate a complex subject in an interesting and informative way that maintains the readers interest, while still capturing the subtleties of the topic.

From a beginner's perspective, this is an excellent reference, and I highly recommend it.

4 out of 5 stars Meditation in motion.......2001-08-18

For any person that practices shodo (meaning `way of calligraphy' ), sumi-e or any form of art that requires full concentration, I highly recommend to read this book. I practice sumi-e and shodo and I have books that cover the techniques in detail, but none of them goes beyond and get to the heart and true reason of this art, which is to achieve a state of mind and body harmony that led us to a form of spiritual realization.

The book talks `briefly' about the history of calligraphy, the Japanese aesthetics and principles (wabi and sabi), it's relation to the Zen philosophy, and it includes a chapter on how to make the first moves with the brush by practicing `the enso' (a zen character).

However, the main theme of this book is the meditative aspects of shodo. How to get a perfect posture to practice, how to use the mind with full concentration, how to `educate' our body, all this to become one with the brush and transcend in a spiritual way.

I do not know if this is the best book that deals with this aspect of shodo (I haven't seen more), but is a very good one, I can assure that.

A Kaleidoscope of art: The Sunny and Roussel Norman collection
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    A Kaleidoscope of art: The Sunny and Roussel Norman collection

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    In Focus: Edward Weston: Photographs From the J. Paul Getty Museum (In Focus)
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    • some timeless photos
    In Focus: Edward Weston: Photographs From the J. Paul Getty Museum (In Focus)
    Brett Abbott
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    ASIN: 0892368098

    Book Description

    A seminal figure in the history of photography, Edward Weston (1886-1958) began his long and colorful career in Southern California. Among the more than fifty prints gleaned from the Getty Museum's important collection of approximately 240 works that span the photographer's career, this book
    features pictures made in Claremont, Glendale, Los Angeles, Santa Monica, and other locations in California and the U.S.
    Weston wed machine-age aesthetics with vernacular subjects, pursuing Modernism as a way of seeing. He produced works of art using subject matter as wide-ranging as sea shells, green peppers, sand dunes and nudes, and he set a standard for elegant composition and print technique for generations of
    photographers to come.
    Commentaries on each of the featured works, as well as an introduction and chronology, are provided by Brett Abbott, curatorial assistant in the Getty Museum's Department of Photographs. A colloquium discussion on the artist's work includes Abbott's contributions as well as those of six other
    participants: photographer William Clift; Amy Conger, author of Edward Weston: Photographs from the Collection of the Center for Creative Photography; David Featherstone, a freelance writer and editor; Weston Naef, curator of photographs at the Getty Museum; David Travis, curator of photography at
    the Art Institute of Chicago; and Jennifer Watts, curator of photographs at the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, California.

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars some timeless photos.......2007-07-06

    The Getty Museum has been putting out this series of booklets, each on a noted artist or photographer. This item shows many photographs taken, or perhaps more fittingly, composed by Edward Weston. The Getty had amassed originals of many of his best works, only some of which are reproduced here. They were made from 1900-50. Some have a timeless quality. Often imbued with a deliberate haziness in the background.

    The text that accompanies the photos provides a short biography of Weston's life, and a context to the photos.
    Edward Weston in Los Angeles
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      ASIN: 087328092X
      Edward Weston's Book of Nudes
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        Binding: Hardcover

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        Book Description

        In 1953 the writer and curator Nancy Newhall assembled, with the cooperation of the photographer Edward Weston, a mock-up for an elegant book featuring Weston's photographs of the nude. It was the only book on this subject that Weston himself participated in creating. The sample book
        intersperses landscapes and still lifes with nude studies and includes an essay written by Newhall on the artist's aesthetic. The proposal was rejected in the 1950s, however, by publishers of fine art photographs, who were reluctant to address the subject. In 1985 the mock-up was acquired by the J.
        Paul Getty Museum with some pages and prints missing, yet it was only in 2006 that curator Brett Abbott recognized the key to reconstructing the unpublished book in its entirety. Now, in association with the Center for Creative Photography in Tucson, Arizona, the Getty has finally been able to
        realize Newhall and Weston's vision. The present volume has been produced with distinctions of paper and ink to indicate those elements that have been added-including a preface by the curator and thumbnail reproductions of the mock-up as it now exists-and those elements that were part of the
        original, including Newhall's essay and all thirty-nine photographs, arranged on the pages as Newhall and Weston had placed them.
        Edward Weston: Photography and Modernism
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        • Photography as art
        • beautifully printed - nicely selected works
        Edward Weston: Photography and Modernism
        Theodore Stebbins , Karen E. Quinn , Leslie Furth , and Edward Weston
        Manufacturer: Bulfinch Press
        ProductGroup: Book
        Binding: Hardcover

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        This third and culminating volume in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts outstanding series on Edward Weston (18861958) examines Westons role in the modernist movement. Comparative illustrations of work by Picasso, Brancusi, OKeeffe, Pollock, and other artists are included to provide a deeper understanding of these influences.

        Customer Reviews:

        4 out of 5 stars Photography as art.......2003-04-09

        The fine black and white photography of Edward Weston is featured in this oversized book and is one of those books to viewed over and over.The book also has an extremely satisfying text that highlights some of the phases of his career. The essays lend insight into the man. Of particular interest was the indication that Weston saw his photographic art in the same light as some of the famous Mexican artists of the time like, Diego Rivera, Jose Clemente Orozco and others. He strived to have his art looked at in the same light as those in other mediums. He was drawn to these artists, their culture and their works. The after effects of the Mexican revolution, transformed into a cultural renaissance was his palette. Also discussed was his mingling with artists of his times and his reciprocal affect on fellow photographic artist Tina Mondotti. Weston saw and recognized the art in the everyday lives of the the people, heightened during festivals, especially of a religious nature. He particualrly liked the pulquerias. He also was intrigued by the folk art created by common artisans and captured these elements with his lens. Although the book is not limited to his Mexican phase, I found this part of particular interest. There are also paintings that were done by his contemporaries with parallels drawn to his work. His nudes are an exquisite honor to the female body and all it's wonderful curves. There are plenty of nudes featured as this must have been one of his favortie subjects. The early works are featured but his later works are amazing. After 1927 his sojourn to California and his studies of natural forms at the beach and in the sand dunes resulted in some phenomenal images. Also his ability to see erotic imagery in fruit forms is inspiring. If you like the visual arts you will love the works of this master photographer. A great gift book for the camera buff in your life.

        5 out of 5 stars beautifully printed - nicely selected works.......2000-05-31

        The show for which this book is the catalog was at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston during May of 2000. As a graduate student at Boston University studying photography I found this book to be wonderful - it is beautifully printed, and the scholarship that went into the text and editing really offer insight and context for Weston's photography. He is most well known for works like the one which appears on the cover, but the book includes earlier and later works, and discuss how they relate to the famous ones. Weston was active in the first part of the 20th century, and most of the works in this show were taken in California and Mexico. His photography is beautiful and rich and this book would help novice and connoisseur alike appreciate it more.

        Condomania: 101 Uses for a Condom
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          Condomania: 101 Uses for a Condom
          Peter Maddocks
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          ASIN: 1557850526
          101 Exciting New Uses for Condoms
          Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
          • We did funnier things in college than that list
          • Superbly Amusing
          • Great illustrations - funny book!!
          • Just a little too goofy...
          • PERFECT STOCKING STUFFER!
          101 Exciting New Uses for Condoms
          Lori Katz , and Barb Meyer
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          ASIN: 0964190710

          Book Description

          In this age of safe sex, millions of lonely condoms outlive their expiration dates by hanging out in wallets and medicine cabinets. 101 EXCITING NEW USES FOR CONDOMS is an inventive tongue-in-cheek guide for turning those symbols of missed opportunity into fun and practical projects for you and your commiserating friends.

          101 creative ideas are cleverly illustrated and grouped into category headings ranging from fashion accessories to car detailing. In chapter 4, learn how you can make an inexpensive toy drum set using nothing more than condoms and household items. For a bigger challenge try your hand at constructing Candle Molds! Gerbil Trampoline, Boda Bag, Steering Wheel Cover and many other funny ideas make this the perfect gift for anyone with a sense of humor.

          101 EXCITING NEW USES FOR CONDOMS is a witty and creative look at a subject that is often taboo - but is really funny!

          Customer Reviews:

          3 out of 5 stars We did funnier things in college than that list.......2007-01-21

          ...The balloon party, the respirator, la bombita, the parachute, the pencil carrier, the hotdog container, the helmet... silly wabbit, condoms have more thatn 101 uses! and more than 101 users!

          5 out of 5 stars Superbly Amusing.......1999-02-25

          A great read - extremely funny. My boyfriend and I always know what do with those pieces of rubber now! It just doesn't tell you how to clean up the mess!!!

          5 out of 5 stars Great illustrations - funny book!!.......1999-02-20

          Super book! I loved it and appreciated the humor greatly. I think this book is one of the funniest I have ever gotten. Astute humor and funny insights.

          2 out of 5 stars Just a little too goofy..........1999-02-09

          This book is not all that great unless you have the mentality of a 12 year old... All I can say is I purchased the book and to my dismay, I had about two giggles out of it... I do think, however, that it would make a good gag gift...

          5 out of 5 stars PERFECT STOCKING STUFFER!.......1998-11-21

          I love this book. It is so funny. I am buying it and their other book for all my friends. Thanks ladies!!!
          101 Other Uses for a Condom
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            101 Other Uses for a Condom
            Glenn Haumann
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            ASIN: 0927203057
            101 Uses of a Condom
            Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
            • Shiver Me Timbers
            101 Uses of a Condom
            Russell Jones
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            Customer Reviews:

            3 out of 5 stars Shiver Me Timbers.......1999-09-18

            This book is one of many that should only be picked up if you are one heck of a fast reader. It's 403 pages of what you could do with a condom are pretty explicit and go on and on. I only liked the one about sticking one on the door handle to stop thieves. Well, anyway, it doesn't COVER too much besides that.
            CONDOMANIA: 101 USES FOR A CONDOM
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              CONDOMANIA: 101 USES FOR A CONDOM
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              101 uses for a condom
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                101 uses for a condom
                Eric Knight
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                101 Uses Of a Condom - Counter
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                  101 Uses Of a Condom - Counter

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                  Incredible Cross-Sections of Star Wars, Episodes IV, V & VI: The Ultimate Guide to Star Wars Vehicles and Spacecraft
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                  • SW Cross-sections Eps. IV-VI
                  • Very Good book!
                  • A dream for a vehicle lover!
                  • The best info about star wars craft I've ever seen
                  • Exactly what it says it is
                  Incredible Cross-Sections of Star Wars, Episodes IV, V & VI: The Ultimate Guide to Star Wars Vehicles and Spacecraft
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                  Who knew proton torpedoes were so expensive? Apparently that's why Luke only had one pair when he set out to take down the Death Star. And that's not the only bit of trivia you'll bring away from this aptly subtitled Ultimate Guide to Star Wars Vehicles and Spacecraft. Whether you're looking for the bathroom on Jabba's sail barge or you just want to see where Boba Fett catches a few winks on Slave I, this is the book for you. In Star Wars: Incredible Cross-Sections, author-archaeologist David West Reynolds zooms out from cataloguing minutiae as he did in Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary, and instead takes apart the big toys of Star Wars, from AT-ATs to X-Wings.

                  Full-color, exploded technical illustrations get you under the hood of every noteworthy ship in the Star Wars trilogy, from a grand tour of a Jawa Sandcrawler to a sprawling, four-page foldout of (what else but?) the Death Star. Detailed labels and realistic, miniature depictions of crew and characters roaming around each ship are so engaging that you may find yourself imagining you're on the Millennium Falcon giving Chewie a hand with the power couplings. --Paul Hughes

                  Book Description

                  An exhaustively researched, definitive reference for Star Wars fans of all ages brings the world-renowned DK cross-sections illustration techniques to the Star Wars universe. The main ships are explored and cutaway to reveal the armaments, propulsion systems, armor, control systems, and other key aspects of each vehicle, from Han Solo's Millennium Falcon to Darth Vader's TIE fighter. Special features and hidden mechanisms, never before revealed, are described and illustrated in graphic detail. Together with Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary, these books comprise a definitive classic Star Wars reference library.

                  Customer Reviews:

                  4 out of 5 stars SW Cross-sections Eps. IV-VI.......2006-03-15

                  A fun look inside the beloved spacecraft of the Classic Trilogy of Star Wars movies, the book delves into the histories, relationships between, and (pseudo)science behind such iconic vehicles as the Millennium Falcon, the Imperial Star Destroyer, TIE fighters, X-Wings, the Death Star, Slave 1, and so on. A book of incredibly detailed cutaways and well-considered textual notes, this collection nonetheless feels a little thin and less detailed than the companion volumes created for the Episodes I-III, which possess a more premeditated backstory and are rendered in almost exasperating detail. In fact, the volumes for the Classic Trilogy and those for Episodes I-III could be said to warrant criticisms similar to the movies themselves -- the original films/volume feature a whiz-bang melodrama with exciting places and artifacts that allude to an unseen galactic history thousands of years deep, while the new episodes/volumes display the baroque details of thousands of years of galactic history and politics without the unifying resonance of a compelling drama to bring them fully to life. However, I would recommend all the volumes for children of all ages who like to dream and marvel over how things work, or might work, on Earth or in a galaxy far, far away.

                  5 out of 5 stars Very Good book! .......2006-03-06

                  I love this book. I always wanted to see twhat the inside of an At-At looked like, and it shows you. This book tells you about different starships and shows you the inside of the Y-wing. It points to where the weapons, communications and fuel parts are. The thing that I really liked about this book was the cross-sections of the sandcrawler. It shows you what the inside of a sandcrawler looks like and points to where the Jawa's sleep and work. The two things I diidn't like about this book was that when it shows you the inside of a star destroyer, it only shows you like the fuel and power generator things. It doesn't show you where the people are really. The other thing I didn't like was that the book was way to short, they could have showed the A-Wing and stuff like that. I enjoyed the snowspeeder in this book and the cross-sections of the X-wing because it showed you where the controls and pedals were. I would definately reccomend this book. If you were ever wondering what the inside of the Slave 1 or the inside of Jabba's sail barge looked like, this book shows it all. THere are two illustrators in this book, but their drawings look the same. GOOD BOOK!

                  5 out of 5 stars A dream for a vehicle lover!.......2006-02-27

                  I always wanted to see more and to be able to look inside of the vehicles more closely, and this book provides that information (and more more) in great detail. I really like the mini illustrations of where in the vehicles that events from the movies took place, it helps to "put a name to a face".

                  5 out of 5 stars The best info about star wars craft I've ever seen.......2005-09-14

                  Hi, I just would like to tell you that these book its not only a peace of art it's also great collection item if you are a Star Wars fan!!!!! thank's!

                  5 out of 5 stars Exactly what it says it is.......2005-09-08

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                  This edition for the original three films is probably the best, it covers the machines in amazing detail and the technical detail fits reasonably well with what's on the (huge) official website.
                  Of particular note is the double sized page on the Death Star which is absolutely amazing.


                  Criticisms
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                  The second criticism is technical, in some ways things here don't entirely mesh with the movies, although the problems are very subtle and very minor. The films are extremely careful and clever technically, the enormous attention to detail separates the best from the rest. Ok I am a scientist and engineer who has taken an interest in exotic space craft designs for real. Some of the details in the first film in particular are quite staggering, it is obvious that some of the technical people involved had done some real work on the subject. Sadly the people behind all these `technical' books are not always quite so knowledgeable, but they are still very fascinating.

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