Zen GuitarUnleash the song of your soul with Zen Guitar, a contemplative handbook that draws on ancient Eastern wisdom and applies it to music and performance. Each of us carries a song inside us, the song that makes us human. Zen Guitar provides the key to unlocking this song—a series of life lessons presented through the metaphor of music. Philip Sudo offers his own experiences with music to enable us to rediscover the harmony in each of our lives and open ourselves to Zen awareness uniquely suited to the Western Mind. Through fifty-eight lessons that provide focus and a guide, the reader is led through to Zen awareness. This harmony is further illuminated through quotes from sources ranging from Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix to Miles Davis. From those who have never strummed a guitar to the more experienced, Zen Guitar shows how the path of music offers fulfillment in all aspects of life—a winning idea and an instant classic. |
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User Review - patl - LibraryThingA year ago when I tried to read this, I rolled my eyes and tossed it back in the shelf. This time, I found it I be a witty and creative approach to any creative craft - guitar, sure; painting, writing, singing, all would benefit from this approach to lifelong learning. Read full review
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User Review - TotallyRandomMan - LibraryThingOne of the most important, enjoyable books I've ever had the good fortune to read. The concept of zen is familiar to many, and this book is certainly laden with familiar concepts, but it manages to ... Read full review
Contents
wKfe WIT | 23 |
wkite belt to black belt | 39 |
WWteaus | 55 |
TSMHration | 68 |
Hffheartedness | 79 |
black belt | 97 |
Prepare the Mind | 110 |
Black Belt Heart | 142 |
black belt +Aki+e belt | 157 |
wkitebelt | 177 |
Glossary | 187 |
Acknowledgments | 199 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Zen Guitar A fireside book |
| Author | Philip Toshio Sudo |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint, revised |
| Publisher | Simon and Schuster, 1998 |
| ISBN | 068483877X, 9780684838779 |
| Length | 208 pages |
| Subjects | › › Body, Mind & Spirit / General Music / Instruction & Study / Appreciation Music / Instruction & Study / General Music / Musical Instruments / Guitar Philosophy / Zen Religion / Buddhism / Zen |
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