The Poetry of Impermanence, Mindfulness, and Joy [Paperback]

Over 125 poetic companions, from Basho to Billy Collins, Saigyo to Shakespeare.

Over 125 poetic companions, from Basho to Billy Collins, Saigyo to Shakespeare.

The Poetry of Impermanence, Mindfulness, and Joy received the Spirituality & Practice Book Award for 50 Best Spiritual Books in 2017 by Spirituality and Practice Website.Over 125 poetic companions, from Basho to Billy Collins, Saigyo to Shakespeare."A superb collection of 125 poems, by Buddhist and non-Buddhist poets, on essential concepts in Buddhism.”“In his clear and elegant introduction, John Brehm writes that he hopes these poems will come to be spiritual friends—and that seems to me a wonderful way to meet them... Each time you read one of these poems, a path opens to seeing more precisely, feeling more deeply. You don’t have to be a poet or on any particular spiritual path to appreciateThe Poetry of Impermanence, Mindfulness, and Joy. As Brehm reminds us, “Living in the full knowledge that everything changes changes everything. It loosens our grasp and lets the world become what it truly is, a source of amazement.””“This collection would make a lovely gift for a poetry-loving or dharma-practicing friend, it could also serve as a wonderful gateway to either topic for the uninitiated.”“I simply love this anthology of poetry. John Brehm has mined the hearts and minds of forgotten and famous alike, prompting his readers to stretch ever more gently into this ephemeral existence. These poems, ancient and modern, from East and West, point us to a poignant life, where the gateway to meaning involves learning to notice and include the ten thousand joys and sorrows along the way.”

 “Words have great power to transform human consciousness. This collection of words, mindfully crafted by masters of language, amplifies the possibility of consciousness transformal#}