Eat Sleep Sit

At the age of thirty, Kaoru Nonomura left his family, his girlfriend, and his job as a designer to undertake a year of ascetic training at Eiheiji, one of the most rigorous Zen training temples in Japan. This book is Nonomura's account of his experiences. He skillfully describes every aspect of training, including how to meditate, how to eat, how to wash, and even how to use the toilet, in a way that is easy to understand even for readers with no knowledge of Zen Buddhism. This first-person account also describes Nonomura's struggles in the face of beatings, hunger, exhaustion, fear, and loneliness, the comfort he draws from his friendships with the other trainees, and his quiet determination to give his life spiritual meaning. After writing Eat Sleep Sit, Kaoru Nonomura returned to his normal life as a designer, but his book has maintained its popularity in Japan, selling more than 100,000 copies since its first printing in 1996. Beautifully written, and a fascinating insight into a lifestyle of hardships that few people could endure, this is a book that will appeal to all those with an interest in Zen Buddhism and to anyone with an interest in the quest for spiritual growth.

Written during award-winning pediatrician Dr. Scott W. Cohen’s first year as a father, this book is the only one to combine two invaluable “on the job” perspectives—the doctor’s and the new parent’s. The result is a refreshingly engaging and informative guide that includes all you need to know at each age and stage of your child’s first year. Drawing on the latest medical recommendations and his experiences at home and in the office, Dr. Cohen covers everything from preparing for your baby’s arrival to introducing her to a new sibling, to those three basic functions that will come to dominate a new parent’s life. Eat, Sleep, Poop addresses questions, strategies, myths, and all aspects of your child’s development. In each instance, Dr. Cohen provides a thorough overview and a simple answer or explanation: a “common sense bottom line,” yet he doesn’t dictate. The emphasis is on doing what is medically sound and what works best for you and your baby. He also includes fact sheets, easy-to-follow diagnosis and treatment guides, and humorous daddy vs. doctor sidebars that reveal the learning curve during his fi rst year as a dad. Lively, practical, and reassuring, Eat, Sleep, Poop provides the knowledge you need to parent with confidence, to relax and enjoy baby’s fi rst year, and to raise your child with the best tool a parent can have: informed common sense.

This book will help you learn the basics of Java programming in an easy way. This Edition is a comprehensive guide for beginners to learn the most popular programming languages worldwide. It will familiarize you with various JAVA coding concepts like decisions, loops, arrays, methods, variables, lambda expressions, etc. As well as a brief introduction to various framework it supports like Java SE8, Java Swing, Java Oracle, Java Eclipse, etc. The book explains thoroughly on how to encounter the programming challenges and how to align different code together to make it work. The book also links to additional resources, guidance, and tutorials for further reference. Each chapter in the book comprised of several “items” presented in the form of a short, standalone essay for Java Web Development. It provides specific insight into Java platform subtleties, like Java Virtual Machines, servlets, applets, JavaBeans, etc. It also involves comprehensive libraries and tools that can help you in developing your own programs. The detailed descriptions and explanations for each item illuminate what to do, what not to do, and why. Getting proficient in these areas will help you to become an expert in Java programming. After reading this book, you will have mid-level skills and a basic understanding of Java programing. The new edition has been updated to align with Java 8, and includes new options for the latest tools and techniques. Bear in mind that reading this book is just the beginning of your journey towards learning Java Table of Contents Introduction: Chapter 1: Introduction 1. What is Java Platform ? 2. Working of Java Virtual Machine(JVM) & its Architecture 3. How to install Java JDK 8 and Java 8 download 4. Creating Your First Java Program Chapter 2: OOPS 1. Easily understand concept of Object Oriented Programming(OOP's) 2. What is Abstraction in OOPS ? 3. Learn Java Encapsulation in 10 Minutes 4. Java Inheritance & Polymorphism Chapter 3 Data Type 1. Java Variables and Data Types 2. Objects and Classes in Java 3. Java Array 4. Java String Tutorial 5. How to Split a String in Java 6. How to convert a Java String to Integer? 7. Working with HashMap in Java 8. How to use Java Arraylist Chapter 4 Must Know Stuff! 1. Java "THIS" Keyword 2. Java Command Line Arguments Chapter 5 Java Inheritance 1. Java Abstract Class and Methods 2. Concept of Inheritance Java and Java Polymorphism Chapter 6 Memory 1. Java Stack and Heap 2. Java Static Methods and Variables 3. How "Garbage Collection" Works in Java? Chapter 7 Conditional Loops 1. How to Loop/Iterate an array in Java 2. Java Switch Case Tutorial Chapter 8 Exception Handling 1. Java Exception Handling 2. Guide to Java Exception Hierarchy 3. Create User Defined Exception in Java 4. How to use "throws" keyword in Java Exception Chapter 9 Math 1. Java Math Class Tutorial 2. Chapter 10 Important Stuff 3. Multithreading in Java 4. How to use Date in Java 5. How to use Java Timer and Example

Introduction: Sōjiji, the Forest for a Thousand Years -- Chapter 1. The History of Sōjiji -- Chapter 2. The Training of a Sōtō Zen Novice -- Chapter 3. Bearing the Mantle of Priesthood -- Chapter 4. Struggling for Enlightenment (While Keeping Your Day Job) -- Chapter 5. Performing Compassion Through Goeika Music -- Chapter 6. Making Ancestors Through Memorial Rituals -- Conclusion: For a Thousand Years -- Epilogue: In Perpetuity -- Afterward: Writing Sōjiji -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Notes -- Index.

Chan Buddhism has become paradigmatic of Buddhist spirituality. Known in Japan as Zen and in Korea as Son, it is one of the most strikingly iconoclastic spiritual traditions in the world. This succinct and lively work clearly expresses the meaning of Chan as it developed in China more than a thousand years ago and provides useful insights into the distinctive aims and forms of practice associated with the tradition, including its emphasis on the unity of wisdom and practice; the reality of "sudden awakening"; the importance of meditation; the use of "shock tactics"; the centrality of the teacher-student relationship; and the celebration of enlightenment narratives, or koans. Unlike many scholarly studies, which offer detailed perspectives on historical development, or guides for personal practice written by contemporary Buddhist teachers, this volume takes a middle path between these two approaches, weaving together both history and insight to convey to the general reader the conditions, energy, and creativity that characterize Chan. Following a survey of the birth and development of Chan, its practices and spirituality are fleshed out through stories and teachings drawn from the lives of four masters: Bodhidharma, Huineng, Mazu, and Linji. Finally, the meaning of Chan as a living spiritual tradition is addressed through a philosophical reading of its practice as the realization of wisdom, attentive mastery, and moral clarity.

Mahayana, Theravada, ancient, modern? Even at the most basic level, the diversity of Buddhism makes a comprehensive approach daunting. This book is a first step in solving the problem. In foregrounding the bodies of practitioners, a solid platform for analysing the philosophy of Buddhism begins to become apparent. Building upon somaesthetics Buddhism is seen for its ameliorative effect, which spans the range of how the mind integrates with the body. This exploration of positive effect spans from dreams to medicine. Beyond the historical side of these questions, a contemporary analysis includes its intersection with art, philosophy, and ethnography.

This key text presents students with a holistic view of the building design process, bridging the gap between the theory and practice of constructing and assembling buildings. Integrated Strategies in Architecture encourages and enables students to gain a sound understanding of the purpose of buildings, the specialisms that contribute and the available technology. Zunde and Bougdah thoroughly introduce and expose the concepts and technologies that underlie the design process, setting current design in context as part of an evolutionary process, exemplified through historic and contemporary models, and emphasizing the importance of applying a broad variety of technologies in the creation of successful buildings. Topics covered include: space planning, colour theory, communication, management, aesthetics, structures and environmental control. This essential text will greatly assist students of architecture and its technology, construction management and building surveying as well as practitioners as they strive to build better buildings.

This volume presents the state of the art of recent research on the acquisition of semantics. Covering topics ranging from infants' initial acquisition of word meaning to the more sophisticated mapping between structure and meaning in the syntax-semantics interface, and the relation between logical content and inferences on language meaning (semantics and pragmatics), the papers in this volume introduce the reader to the variety of ways in which children come to realize that semantic content is encoded in word meaning (for example, in the event semantics of the verbal domain or the scope of logical operators), and at the level of the sentence, which requires the composition of semantic meaning. The authors represent some of the most established and promising researchers in this domain, demonstrating collective expertise in a range of methodologies and topics relevant to the acquisition of semantics. This volume will serve as a valuable resource for students and faculty, and junior and seasoned researchers alike.