| An Exploration of Consciousness II Ordinary Magic Edition Contributor(s): Tekkan (Author) |
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ISBN: 1734351020 ISBN-13: 9781734351026 Publisher: Barry MacDonald OUR PRICE: $28.50 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Buddhism - General (see Also Philosophy - Buddhist) - Self-help | Substance Abuse & Addictions - Alcohol - Body, Mind & Spirit | Healing - Prayer & Spiritual |
| Physical Information: 1.43" H x 6" W x 9" (2.07 lbs) 526 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: I am Tekkan. I have married the poetic forms of the sonnet and the tanka. A story is told in the sonnet -- using three quatrains, and a final couplet. The story reaches a conclusion in the couplet. The tanka offers a commentary or counterpoint to the sonnet -- the combined poems have two endings. The meaning is direct -- I want people to understand clearly. Metaphors are inspired by Shakespeare, the (aimed-for) precision imitates the Japanese. Mixing the sonnet with the tanka combines the sensibility of the Occident and the Orient -- as I have done by living in America, England, and Japan. The subjects covered in Everyday Mind X include -- Galveston -- Waiting and Loving -- Vietnam -- Google and Facebook -- Aslan -- Transitions -- Snap Shots. "Tekkan" is the dharma name I was given. I use Zen mediation to make poetry of ordinary events. Tekkan means, Iron Man, a settled practitioner of great determination. |