Heaven and Earth Are Flowers: Reflections on Ikebana and Buddhism

by Joan Stamm

Book Overview

2011 Nautilus Book Award -- Silver Medal in Religion & Spirituality -- Eastern Religion 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0861715772
• ISBN13: 9780861715770
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Wisdom Publications
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 8.2"