Zen Fiction

In this murder novel, Sandy Bean is bullied by fellow classmates. A reunion is coming up and he plots revenge. Learning all kinds of viral marketing, Sandy, or as he later names himself, Conan, becomes "The Social Network Killer" as he has learned how to target specific people, and get all kids of information on them.

【解説】 デンマークの世界的童話作家アンデルセンの珠玉の名作。数々の童話の翻訳で知られる山室静氏の名訳で全文（全33夜）を朗読。 『「絵のない絵本」は連作短編小説、あるいは散文詩集というべきもので、屋根裏に住む貧しい画家に、幼なじみの月が、夜々訪れてきて、自分の見たことを語ったのを、画家が書きとめた形式になっていますが、これは彼の実際の経験から思いついたものだそうです。 少年時代のアンデルセンは、遅ればせながらにラテン語学校の給費生になりましたが、卒業を前にして、いろいろの悩みでひどい神経衰弱になり、退学してしまいます。そしてコペンハーゲンに帰って屋根裏に下宿して大学の入試にそなえながら、彼の最も苦しい時期を送ります。このときに一夜、窓の外に幼なじみの月を見出してなぐさめられたのだそうです。 題材は、「旅することは生きること！旅の生活は私にとって最上の学校だった」と言い、生涯を旅から旅に過ごしたアンデルセンらしく、インドやグリーンランドやパリやローマ、さてはサハラ砂漠と、世界各地から拾い集めてあります。主調をなすものは、無邪気なもの、若わかしいものの賛美と、寂しく生きて死んでゆく無名の人々への深い同情でしょうか。これは、彼の童話に通じる心情でしょう。 いずれも、手の中に入りそうな短編ですが、誰かが「クルミの殻の中のホメロス」と評したように、すぐれた人生の断面をさりげなく描

【解説】 大阪道修町の裕福な商家の娘、春琴は、美貌ながら9歳のとき眼病で失明する。そ れからは、検校の下で琴や三味線の稽古に励み、自らも師匠となって人に教えるようになった。一方、身の回りの世話をする丁稚の佐助は彼女に思慕の情を持ち、自分でも夜中に密かに三味線を練習し始める。それが主人と春琴の耳に入り、以降、春琴の弟子となって琴を習うようになった 。 春琴は佐助との結婚を親に勧められるのを拒絶するが、やがて身ごもる。周囲の思惑に二人は強く関係を否定し、我が子を里子に出してしまうのだが、それでも、同居し師弟の関係は続けるのだった。佐助は年下の春琴をいつまでもお師匠様と呼び、献身的に仕えた。そんなある日、稽古がひときわ厳しい春琴は人の恨みを買い、顔に熱湯をかけられ大火傷を負う。春琴が頭巾をかぶって人目を避けようとするのをみて、佐助は誰よりも胸を痛め悩んだ。そして、自ら針で目を刺し、失明することを選ぶのであった―。 谷崎潤一郎の耽美主義文学の名作で、数度にわたり映画化もされている。マゾヒ ズムを超越した春琴と佐助との師弟関係を描いている。 【朗読】wis ※ 透明感と落ち着きのある声で親しまれている女性朗読家です。

Grazie a questo racconto possiamo immaginare di trovarci realmente in una antichissima cerimonia zen con i suoi molteplici significati dagli aspetti all'apparenza semplici.

Princess Lillian, an adventurous modern-day princess, faces many changes when her father becomes king. An ancient spell cast centuries before by a set of grand wizards has left Princess Lillian with a riddle and destiny of monumental proportions. As a young princess, her life was always planned by others. However, now she must embark on a journey where all of her choices and their consequences will be her responsibility. The outcome of her decisions could make her life even more complicated.

Lo Zen non si può descrivere con le parole, lo zen si può solo vivere. Le storie zen sono un mezzo per cogliere, da un'ombra proiettata su un muro, qualcosa del fiore dello zen. Queste 54 storie sono state tradotte dalla collezione che John Suler ha fatto di storie zen o taoiste già pubblicate o che gli sono state raccontate o inviate sul suo sito "Zen Stories to tell your neighbors".

In the heart of a quiet town, Emma and Peter share an unwavering love, marred only by their silent yearning for a child. However, as the night falls, a shadow looms over their relationship. An enigmatic woman, Sarena, dances into Peter's dreams, seducing him with a world where passion reigns and reality fades. Each morning, he awakens, more entrapped by her allure, his sketches bearing witness to a growing obsession.

Im Job, in der Liebe, im Alltag: Glück ist eine Frage der Lebenskunst. Hundert Geschichten des chinesischen Zen-Meisters aus New York, die zeigen, worauf es ankommt. Was man sich merken und was man am besten vergessen sollte. Worüber man lachen, was man loslassen und wie man weitermachen kann: die Anleitung zum Glücklichsein.

お江戸は本所亀沢町にある貧乏長屋。万造、松吉の「万松」コンビを筆頭に、左官の八五郎・お里夫婦や後家女のお染、浪人の島田鉄斎ら個性的な面々が住んでいる。人情とお節介で下町界隈でも名高い「おけら長屋」では、今日も笑いと涙の“珍”騒動が巻き起こって……。

Loaded with plot twists and surprises, this short story delivers a powerful message about forgiveness and how our life affects other people, even those we don't know. The book is widely endorsed by therapists and ministry leaders because it helps the listener to be set free from the bondage of unforgiveness.

El arte de la guerra es una obra clásica sobre la estrategia y la filosofía militar. El libro ha sido popular por mas que 1000 años porque es útil para los negocios y la vida en general. Ahora, puedes escuchar esta obra clásica con audio clarísimo. Paga menos y recibe mas cuando escuchas con Libro Zen Plus.

「君に奏でるセレナーデ」シリーズ！

服部翼、紅葉美緒、キドウガクト、笹本笹ノ介がイケメンキャラクターに扮してグリム童話を朗読するシリーズ「君に奏でるセレナーデ」。

グリム童話以下全てをまとめた全タイトル集！
いつ、どこからやってくるのかわからない、不思議な芝居楽団一行。
一座の看板役者レオ = ケリカー（CV：服部翼）、音楽を愛し、どんな楽器もすぐに演奏できるロビン = ファン＝レント（CV：紅葉美緒）、力自慢であちこちの興行先で舞台の設営を行う、本好きなオリバー = チェリウス（CV：笹本笹ノ介）、戯曲を執筆し、自らも演じるアルフレート = ハイセルター（CV：キドウガクト）が、お届けします。

君に奏でるセレナーデシリーズ
・赤ずきんちゃん
・ルンペルシュチルツヒェン
・ブレーメンの町楽隊
・かえるの王様
・ヘンゼルとグレーテル
・星の銀貨
・おおかみと七ひきのこどもやぎ
・六羽の白鳥
・杜松の樹

En la décima corte del infierno, los espíritus que son lo bastante ricos pueden sobornar a los funcionarios del inframundo y así librarse de terribles tormentos y de la temida reencarnación. ¿Quién quiere reencarnarse pudiendo disfrutar eternamente de comodidad y riquezas? Es una no-muerte cómoda incluso para Siew Tsin, casada a su pesar con el hombre más rico del infierno y sin ninguna expectativa ni intereses futuros. Hasta que su marido trae a casa a una nueva esposa.

It is a constant practice to not get stuck in the language or forms of Zen training. The precepts, wisdom, higher states of meditation - these are all concepts that need to be let go of. Don’t turn your Zen practice into a nest, a workshop, a medicine cabinet or a make-up kit. True realization is traceless. It has nothing to do with your ideas about it. Even at the top of a hundred-foot pole, there’s nowhere else to go but forward.

This is extreme examination of fiction books. We take excerpts from popular novels (one page in length) from various chapters and we read them, trying to understand the writer's voice, writing structure, and more. Over time we'll have a clearer definition of how we do our analysis. This book will have notes every now and then. Enjoy! Oh, and if you were wondering, the main purpose of this is to learn how to write better fiction.

In Finding Christmas: The Story of Joseph, Joseph bumps into an old man who grants him three wishes that will be granted to him on Christmas. He just has to meet him every Sunday of Advent leading up to Christmas. Joseph hopes for a miracle because he is poor and torn between two women - one from the past and one from the present. He wishes to be married, have a baby, and to be a millionaire. Will these wishes come true in this holiday romance short story?

The stories of the Bible from an alien perspective, Renewable Energy explores the purpose of life and how to get a second chance at it while being caught in the middle of a great battle for "soular" energy.

Lulu is a sweet and quirky girl who loves playing in nature! She loves to spend time with the animals and wrestling in the mud. The other girls don’t like to play with her and the boys only make fun of her. There are times when Lulu feels like she never fits in. But when Lulu discovers an opportunity to catch the moon, she soon learns about the value of true friendship, courage, and why you should always embrace who you are.

Aaron loves Grandma, and while traveling around the world he calls her to say hello in the native language of the country he is visiting. At the end of his journey, Aaron ends up in Grandma's kitchen. Was he really traveling from one country to another, or was it his imagination?

Brian Sutton moves into a new house, with his son Mark. Everything is normal for the first week, then things begin to change for the worse. Brian wakes at 3:13 a.m., to his son carrying on a conversation with an unknown man. Brian rushes to his son's room, worried someone has broken in, but when he checks the room, his son is asleep in bed. Before Brian can figure out what is going on, the door at the end of the hallway opens up, and his son walks out of the bathroom.