Willy Thorn

Buddhism 102 (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A simple & clear collection of reflections on basic Buddhist philosophy. Major principles covered include: Prince Siddharta's earliest days; the three Ignoble Truths; the roots of suffering; the power of detachment; developing awareness & mindfulness; & the peace that follows. The book is divided into 8 sections with 59 concise pieces all written simply & clearly, in a way that is thoughtful & explanatory & built around analogy & rhyme. Individual pieces include: Old Age, Infirmity & Death; how places, things & people cause suffering; how the past & future, senses & desires - & even self - bring pain; detaching from habits; the great weight of reputations; the broken ladders of expectations; unpacking yourself; peeling layers of illusion; awareness in the moment; mindfulness like everything & nothing else; how observation, focus and perception unite... & more. Includes photos of Buddha statues from temples in Bangkok's Koh Ratan Kosin district at Wat Mahanna Pharam, Wat Chana Songkram, Wat Bowonniwet, Wat Pho, Wat Suthat & Wat Thepthi Daram. Willy Thorn is a Bangkok artist, journalist & copywriter. He is also a meditation instructor, trained thru the renowned Willpower Institute of Wat Dhamma Mongkoln. - end

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Willy Thorn
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Mai 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780463975398
• Artikelnr.: 72406465

Autorenporträt

Willy Thorn is a communications expert & artistic renaissance man. He is a journalist & copywriter, teacher, author & artist. He has lived many places, beginning with Milwaukee & Rome & Minnesota & central Wisconsin. Among his other homes are Washington DC & Baltimore, Chicago & the Twin Cities, St. Francis South Dakota, the Bay Area & Shanghai. He currently lives & works in Bangkok. Thorn has a Masters Degree in Journalism & has spent time as a Capitol Hill reporter & wire editor, sports writer, political columnist & arts critic. Other media endeavors include public relations campaigns, magazine feature writing, ghostwritten biographies & time on the radio as a DJ & on-air host, play-by-play sports announcer & music promoter. He has spent nearly a decade as a language specialist for Craft Worldwide & as a copywriter & creative for McCann Worldgroup. He currently works as senior copywriter at Quo Global branding agency in Bangkok. He has won awards at Cannes Lions & been recognized for sports writing & political columns, magazine features, theatre scripts, religious publications & photography. Thorn is also a photographer & classical oil painter, trained thru the Corcoran Gallery in Washington DC. His artistic c.v. includes photography gallery shows; sculpting in Mamallapuram, India; concrete statuary at Wat Xieng Mouane, in Luang Prabang, Laos; and flower petal mosaics in Cagli, Italy. He is a Buddhist meditation instructor; trained thru Thailand's renowned Willpower Institute. And he was even the rare foreigner to complete the entire six month course in spoken & written Thai. He currently sits as an advisor on the institute's English Foreign Language subcommittee where he translates books, helps develop outreach programs & occasionally lectures. He proudly notes a Master's Degree from Marquette University & books in both Washington's Library of Congress & the Vatican Archives in Rome. His catalog is varied & he has written extensively about a number of subjects including sports, politics, religion, Buddhist philosophy & Asian history & art. One of his largest endeavors was documenting & cataloguing several hundred temples in Bangkok, Ayutthaya, Yangon, Vientiane & Kuala Lumpur. His catalog is available thru the following distributors: Am...