| Shinto Meditations for Revering the Earth Contributor(s): Picken, Stuart D. B. (Author), Yamamoto, Yukitaka (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 1880656663 ISBN-13: 9781880656662 Publisher: Stone Bridge Press OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2002 Annotation: These devotions inspired by ancient Shinto rituals are a series of calls-and-response that directly address the awesome power of the natural world to heal and restore the soul. Readers are invited to stand before rivers, stones, and trees, to listen to thunder, and to be touched by the wind and rain in order to cultivate a spirit of reverence for Nature and awaken the cosmic content within the human. Included are steps for conducting "misogi" (waterfall purification) and resources for learning more about Shinto practice in North America. Stuart Picken, an ordained minister, has taught religion in Japan since 1972 and is international adviser to the High Priest of Tsubaki Grand Shrine. He is author of "Essentials of Shinto," |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Devotional - Religion | Shintoism |
| Dewey: 299.561 |
| LCCN: 2002021183 |
| Physical Information: 0.39" H x 5.56" W x 7.02" (0.32 lbs) 128 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: These devotions inspired by ancient Shinto rituals are a series of calls-and-response that directly address the awesome power of the natural world to heal and restore the soul. Readers are invited to stand before rivers, stones, and trees, to listen to thunder, and to be touched by the wind and rain in order to cultivate a spirit of reverence for Nature and awaken the cosmic content within the human. Included are steps for conducting misogi (waterfall purification) and resources for learning more about Shinto practice in North America. Stuart Picken, an ordained minister, has taught religion in Japan since 1972 and is international adviser to the High Priest of Tsubaki Grand Shrine. He is author of Essentials of Shinto. |