Author/Contributor(s): Various; McKinney, Meredith Publisher: Penguin Books Date: 6/8/2021 Binding: Paperback Condition: NEW A guiding light amid the world's chaos and a manual for rejecting materialism, in the form of writings by Japanese Buddhist monksThese simple, inspiring writings by three medieval Buddhist monks offer peace and wisdom amid the world's uncertainties, and are an invitation to relinquish earthly desires and instead taste life in the moment.Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives--and upended them. Now Penguin brings you a new set of the acclaimed Great Ideas, a curated library of selections from the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are.
