Heaven and Earth Are Flowers

Author: Joan D. Stamm
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0861718690
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 194

Book Description
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 morning glory with meditations on the symbolic importance of bamboo, of pine, of the lily. She takes us with her on her travels to Japan as she learns the essential principles of ikebana, and lets us join her as she teaches flower arranging to women in a nursing home who, though they won't recall tomorrow the rules of arrangement or even the flowers' names, nonetheless partake in the joy and love that celebrates all living things, however briefly they endure. And, when Joan shows us the natural symmetry of a blossom, we find that we too have regained our balance. Includes 16 full-color photographs of the author's original ikebana.

Angels Among the Roses

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780736938723
Category : Angels
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Beloved artist Donald Zolan's images of kids at play in his popular Growing Up a Country Boy and Growing Up a Country Girl (more than 75,000 combined sales) inspired nostalgia and the spirit of home. In Angels Among the Roses, his sweet, charming angels will uplift readers on the wings of heavenly hope. Surrounded by breathtaking flowers and gardens, Zolan's cheerful angels play among encouraging quotes and verses for a celebration of the people and kindnesses that shower us with blessings. At times everyone needs a reminder of the joys and goodness of an inspired life. This collection of graceful words and paintings is perfect for every occasion and will delight friends, family members, those in need of divine comfort, and anyone who has been an angel to others.

Being with Flowers

Author: Anthony Ward
Publisher: Quarry Books
ISBN: 1631593986
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 160

Book Description
Being with Flowers provides you with several guided meditations and step-by-step floral arrangements to help you explore your relationship with flowers, and nature as a whole. Floral arrangements are so much more than a decoration. They provide a way to connect to nature and the world around us. Master floral sculptor, Anthony Ward, shows you how to work with flowers to bring more peace into your life. Including creative exercises, guided meditations, and step-by-step flower arrangements, Being with Flowers will show you how to appreciate the natural art of each flower to create the perfect arrangement.

Heaven's Flower

Author: Dawn Anna
Publisher: Xulon Press
ISBN: 9781628712513
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 40

Book Description
Heaven's Flower is a story of faith. Although it is based on the tragic loss of Dawn Anna's daughter in the Columbine High School shootings, the story is told amongst the flowers of an old gardener who takes it upon herself to nurture a gentle seed which has settled in her garden. It is a story of celebration, of loss, of hope, but, most of all, of love. This is a book to be held and to be shared. After reading the final page, your heart will remember that love never dies.

Mary's Flowers

Author: Vincenzina Krymow
Publisher: Amor Deus
ISBN: 9781619562219
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
Marys flowers by Vincenzina Krymow Illustrated by A. Joseph Barrish, S.M. With Meditations by M. Jean FriskSince medieval times, flowers have taken their names from the virtues of Mary, or events in her life. Learn the legends that fostered such names, and their biblical origins. Spend time with the meditations they inspire.Marys Flowers: Gardens, Legends and Meditations is a treasury of botanical history and lore. Thirty beautiful illustrations based on medieval woodcuts bring each bloom to colorful life. Even if you don't plant a Mary garden of your own, you will find a virtual Eden within. Visit awhile with these pages and keep company with Mary.

The Language of Flowers, Or, Floral Emblems of Thoughts, Feelings, and Sentiments

Author: Robert Tyas
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Flower language
Languages : en
Pages : 298

Book Description

We Japanese

Author: Frederick De_Garis
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136183671
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 611

Book Description
'We Japanese', is a collection of answers to questions that the author as a hotel manager in Japan has answered for hotel guests over the years. He was the manager for over 28 years at the Fujiya Hotel at Miyanoshita. These are naturally questions concerning those things which are different in Japan from the countries from which the visitors come. First published in 2006. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Heaven Is Beyond Imagination

Author: Jacques E. LaFrance
Publisher: Readersmagnet LLC
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Have you wondered what a loved one is like in Heaven? Have you wondered whether you will actually enjoy life there? Do you wonder if your favorite pet will be there? There are many books telling what the Bible tells us about heaven and some books where the author claims to have been there. This book is a composite overview of details of heaven from fifty published eyewitness testimonies of heaven. All of these testimonies are combined with regard to many facets of heaven and are presented side by side to give a more complete picture of each detail of heaven than any single eyewitness account gives. As a result, this book's description of heaven is more direct, detailed, and extensive than that of any other book. Because so many testimonies are considered, the consistencies in these accounts give support for their authenticity. Since different people see things differently, this book gives a more accurate picture than any one person's experience can give. Prepare to be abundantly blessed and given a new perspective on this life in view of what is coming.

Health Revelations from Heaven and Earth

Author: Tommy Rosa
Publisher: Hay House, Inc
ISBN: 1781807248
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 268

Book Description
In 1999, Bronx-born plumber Tommy Rosa died after being the victim of a hit-and-run incident. Lying by the road, he felt a tug whisking him off into a tunnel of light. He found himself in a blessed place. He was shown that God created the Earth to nourish and heal mankind and that our sense of separation from each other and the divine is of our own making. He met his Divine Teacher and received a series of profound lessons - Eight Revelations about the nature of Heaven and Earth. Tommy returned to Earth with a heightened sense of connection to one and all. But the bliss of Heaven was quickly replaced by a long and painful recovery, and Tommy struggled to make sense of all that he had learned. Around the same time, Dr Stephen Sinatra, an integrative cardiologist, was revolutionizing his medical practice with a holistic approach to treatment. When a chance meeting brought the two men together, they gradually came to realize that the revelations of healing Tommy gleaned from his near-death experience aligned with the groundbreaking results Dr Sinatra was seeing in his own practice and scientific research. Health Revelations from Heaven and Earth brings divine wisdom together with the science of how we can live as God intended. Let this book lead you toward revitalized health, a newfound sense of purpose, and spiritual balance. Fully corroborated by Dr Sinatra's four decades of medical expertise, these divine lessons bring Heaven and Earth a little bit closer.

The Flower Ornament Scripture

Author: Thomas Cleary
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
ISBN: 0834824094
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 2759

Book Description
A masterful translation of one of the most influential Buddhist sutras—the Avatamsaka Sutra—by one of the greatest translators of Buddhist texts of our time Known in Chinese as Hua-yen and in Japanese as Kegon-kyo, the Avatamsaka Sutra, or Flower Ornament Scripture, is held in the highest regard and studied by Buddhists of all traditions. Through its structure and symbolism, as well as through its concisely stated principles, it conveys a vast range of Buddhist teachings. This one-volume edition contains Thomas Cleary’s definitive translation of all thirty-nine books of the sutra, along with an introduction, a glossary, and Cleary’s translation of Li Tongxuan’s seventh-century guide to the final book, the Gandavyuha, “Entry into the Realm of Reality.”