Joan D Stamm: 2 books
Heaven and Earth Are Flowers
Reflections on Ikebana and Buddhism
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
In this lovely meditation on ikebana - the Japanese art of flower arranging - Joan Stamm shows us how her twin paths of Buddhist practice and artistic endeavor converge and indeed become thoroughly intertwined.
Stamm's lush, elegant voice weaves childhood memories of her mother's joy at a just-bloomed...
A Pilgrimage in Japan
The 33 Temples of Kannon
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2018
Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, is the one who 'hears the cries of the world and vows to 'assist anyone in distress.' As the author embarks on the pilgrimage route that extends from the Japan Sea to the Pacific Ocean, through the ancient city of Kyoto and the modern city of Osaka, and to the...