The Zen Teaching of Homeless Kodo (Uchiyama Kosho)(Paperback)

The Zen Teaching of Homeless Kodo (Uchiyama Kosho)(Paperback)

Abandon your treasured delusions and hit the road with one of the most important Zen masters of twentieth-century Japan. Eschewing the entrapments of vanity, power, and money, Homeless Kodo Sawaki Roshi refused to accept a permanent position as a temple abbot, despite repeated offers. Instead, he

Deepest Practice, Deepest Wisdom: Three Fascicles from Shobogenzo with Commentary (Uchiyama Kosho)(Paperback)

Insightful commentary on a beloved ancient philosopher of Zen by a beloved contemporary master of Zen. Famously insightful and famously complex, Eihei Dogen's writings have been studied and puzzled over for hundreds of years. In Deepest Practice, Deepest Wisdom, Kosho Uchiyama, beloved

Zen Teaching of Instantaneous Awakening (Hai Hui)(Paperback)

Zen teaching of instantaneous awakeningA complete translation of the teaching of the Chinese Ch'an (Zen) Master Hui Hai by John Blofeld, with a foreword by Charles LukHui Hai, was one of the great Ch'an (Zen) Masters. He was a contemporary of both Ma Tsu and Huang Po, those early masters who

The Platform Sutra: The Zen Teaching of Hui-Neng (Pine Red)(Paperback)

A Zen Buddhist masterpiece, winner of the 2018 Thornton Wilder Prize for Translation. The Platform Sutra occupies a central place in Zen (Ch'an) Buddhist instruction for students and spiritual seekers worldwide. It is often linked with The Heart Sutra and The Diamond Sutra to form a trio of texts

Auspicious Animals: The Art of Good Omens (Uchiyama)(Paperback)

The world of mythical creatures born from human imagination is presented in this beautiful collection of artworks that symbolize good luck.Many imaginary animals that are believed to be auspicious symbols of good fortune originated in ancient China. The most famous examples are the 'Big Four' the

Discovering the True Self: Kodo Sawaki's Art of Zen Meditation (Sawaki Kodo)(Paperback)

In easy-to-understand language, a 20th-century Zen master explains profound teachings from Zen Buddhism, offering an essential resource for anyone interested in Zen meditation. 'You can't see your true Self. [But] you can become it. Becoming your true Self is zazen.' Having come of age as an

The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma (Bodhidharma)(Paperback)

A fifth-century Indian Buddhist monk, Bodhidharma is credited with bringing Zen to China. Although the tradition that traces its ancestry back to him did not flourish until nearly two hundred years after his death, today millions of Zen Buddhists and students of kung fu claim him as their spiritual

The Zen Teaching of Huang-Po: On the Transmission of Mind (Calthorpe Blofeld John Eaton)(Paperback)

This complete translation of the original collection of sermons, dialogues, and anecdotes of Huang Po, the illustrious Chinese master of the Tang Dynasty, allows the Western reader to gain an understanding of Zen from the original source, one of the key works in its teachings; it also offers deep

Everyday Zen - Love and Work (Beck Charlotte Joko)(Paperback / softback)

Charlotte Joko Beck is one of the most popular Zen teachers currently teaching in the

Content-Based Language Teaching (Lyster Roy)(Paperback)

This module explores the content-driven approach to language teaching, or the teaching of non-linguistic content such as geography, history, or science using the target language. It lays out effective techniques that help facilitate students' comprehension of curricular content and also discusses

The Emotional Rollercoaster of Language Teaching (Gkonou Christina)(Paperback)

This book focuses on the emotional complexity of language teaching and how the diverse emotions that teachers experience are shaped and function. The book covers a range of emotion-related topics on both positive and negative emotions, including emotional labour, burnout, emotion regulation,

The Feldenkrais Method: Teaching by Handling (Large Print 16pt) (Rywerant Yochanan)(Paperback)

The Feldenkrais Method: Teaching By Handling is a presentation of the system of Functional Integration devised by the Israeli scientist Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais. The Feldenkrais system is a way of handling the body by communicating specific sensations to the central nervous system in order to improve

The Pursuit of Happyness (Gardner Chris)(Paperback)

The astounding yet true rags-to-riches saga of a homeless father who raised and cared for his son on the mean streets of San Francisco and went on to become a crown prince of Wall StreetAt the age of twenty, Milwaukee native Chris Gardner, just out of the Navy, arrived in San Francisco to pursue a

The Art of Teaching Russian (Dengub Evgeny)(Paperback)

Task-Based Language Teaching (Nunan David)(Paperback)

The field of task-based language teaching has developed considerably since the publication of Designing Tasks for the Communicative Classroom (Nunan, 1989), a book which helped to set the research agenda in teaching methodology for the following decade. While Designing Tasks underpins this new

Teaching Classics with Technology (Natoli Bartolo)(Paperback)

The impact of ICT on the teaching of classical languages, literature and culture has not until now been extensively described and evaluated. Nevertheless, educational technology has made a huge difference to the ways in which Classics is taught at junior, senior and college level. The book brings

University Teaching in Focus: A Learning-centred Approach (Hunt Lynne)(Paperback)

The second edition of University Teaching in Focus distils the knowledge and insights of internationally acclaimed experts in university teaching. It empowers university teachers and contributes to their career success by developing their teaching skills, strategies and knowledge. Written in a

The Truth about Teaching (Ashman Greg)(Paperback)

Drawing on years of experience teaching in a diverse range of schools and powered by a nuanced understanding of educational research, Greg Ashman presents the most vital ideas that you need to know in order to succeed in teaching. Find out how to avoid common mistakes and challenge some of the

On Christian Teaching (Augustine St)(Paperback)

The De Doctrina Christiana (On Christian Teaching) is one of Augustine's most important works on the classical tradition. Undertaken at the same time as the Confessions, it sheds light on the development of Augustine's thought, especially in the areas of ethics, hermeneutics, and sign-theory. This

Relearning to Teach: Understanding the Principles of Great Teaching (Fawcett David)(Paperback)

Relearning to Teach challenges the seemingly complex teaching profession and the various initiatives, strategies and ideas that are regularly suggested. It explores how teaching methods are used without a clear understanding of why, which leads to ineffective teaching that is believed to work - but

Principles of Violin Playing and Teaching (Galamian Ivan)(Paperback)

A celebrated instructor explains his philosophy of teaching and practice methods, including the appropriate combination of technique and interpretation. Ivan Galamian, a longtime Juilliard professor, incorporates aspects of both the Russian and French schools in a system both ingenious and logical

Teaching Resistance: Radicals, Revolutionaries, and Cultural Subversives in the Classroom (Mink John)(Paperback)

Teaching Resistance is a collection of the voices of activist educators from around the world who engage inside and outside the classroom from pre-kindergarten to university and emphasize teaching radical practice from the field. Written in accessible language, this book is for anyone who wants to

Teaching Fashion Studies (Kent Holly M.)(Paperback)

Teaching Fashion Studies is the definitive resource for instructors of fashion studies at the undergraduate level and beyond. The first of its kind, it offers extensive, practical support for both seasoned instructors and those at the start of an academic career, in addition to interdisciplinary

Teaching Bion - Modes and Approaches(Paperback / softback)

This book is one of a short series on the teaching of post-Kleinian psychoanalysis, with a companion volume on Teaching Meltzer. Wilfred Bion always emphasized that he had no desire to implant his thoughts in others but hoped instead to inspire their own process of self-knowledge or 'becoming',