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New York, New York, U.s.a.: Vintage, April 24, 2001. First Paperback Edition. Very Good+.
Corners of cover have a little ware One little chip near lower rear cover (See pictures) No damaged pages
432 pp

Pages are near crisp Cover shows a little wear Binding shows having been read."Dharma Gaia explores the ground where Buddhism and ecology meet through writings by the Dalai Lama, Gary Snyder, Thich Nhat Hanh, Allen Ginsberg, Joanna Macy, Robert Aitken, and 25 other Buddhists and ecologists""Beautifully edited, well-written, and a pleasure to read"—Whole Life Times"Dharma Gaia helps to bring about a renewed stirring of love for the Earth" —David Brower"Source documents for the emerging environmental era" —Eric Utne"Dharma Gaia provides rich fare for those of us who hunger to know place" —Ram Dass
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Unread. Pages crisp, minimal wear.
Endless Vow is the first English-language collection of the literary works of Soen Nakagawa Roshi An intimate, in-depth portrait of the master of Eido Tai Shimano, his Dharma heir, introduces the poems, letters, journal entries, and other writings of Soen Roshi, which are illustrated with his calligraphies.

Jacket comes with some slight shelve wear, Book is unread.

Small chunk pages loose from binding,no missing pages. Cover has minimal wear
"As the earliest to write haiku that were modern in both theme and subject, Masaoka Shiki (1867-1902) is a prominent figure in modern Japanese literature Born one year before the Meiji Restoration, he was in many ways a transitional figure, with his writings standing midway between the pre-modern and modern periods and his character and life shaped by both Janine Beichman takes care in this elucidating work not to overemphasize Shiki's popular image as a haiku poet, and informs readers about other important yet little-known aspects of Shiki's work Includes translations acclaimed for their sensitivity, as well as understandable literary analysis"

This 1967 edition and particular print is leaning towards the RARE side of the spectrum. Minimum wear. Cover and pages are in great shape.
Thomas Merton was recognized as one of those rare Western minds that are entirely at home with the Zen experience Thomas Merton was one of the most influential Catholic authors of the 20th century A Trappist monk of the Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani, in the American state of Kentucky, Merton was an acclaimed Catholic spiritual writer, poet, author and social activist.
303 pp

Some wear on cover. Binding and pages are great.
The Dhammapada (Pāli; Sanskrit: धर्मपद, romanized: Dharmapada) is a collection of sayings of the Buddha in verse form and one of the most widely read and best known Buddhist scriptures[1] The original version of the Dhammapada is in the Khuddaka Nikaya, a division of the Pali Canon of Theravada Buddhism The Buddhist scholar and commentator Buddhaghosa explains that each saying recorded in the collection was made on a different occasion in response to a unique situation that had arisen in the life of the Buddha and his monastic community His translation of the commentary, the Dhammapada Atthakatha, presents the details of these events and is a rich source of legend for the life and times of the Buddha.

Appears unread. A few markings. Pages and cover in great shape.
"The teachings of Zen are presented to Westerners in this book, which is comprised of many short sections accompanied by illustrations on subjects ranging from compassion and meditation to death"

Book shows it been open and read. Pages are crisp. Cover has some fading and wear. Great read!
Traces the origin of Zen and discusses the Zen way of life against its historical and cultural background