Joan Sutherland Bücher

„Durch Wälder in allen Farben – mit Zen-Koans erwachen“ nimmt die Leserinnen und Leser mit auf eine faszinierende spirituelle wie literarische Reise in die Welt der Koans. Die Zen-Meisterin Joan Sutherland erschließt das tiefgreifende Potenzial dieser klassischen chinesischen und japanischen Praxis: Koans werden zu lebendigen Weggefährten, die uns empfänglich machen für die Freuden und die Leiden dieses Lebens – und für das ursprüngliche Geheimnis, das jederzeit und allerorten hinter dem Schleier des Alltäglichen aufscheint.

Nautilus Book Award WinnerAn intimate spiritual and literary journey exploring how Zen koans make us permeable to the joys and the anguish of this life—and to the primordial mystery we glimpse behind the veil of the everyday.In Through Forests of Every Color , renowned Zen teacher Joan Sutherland reimagines the koan tradition with allegiance to the root spirit of the koans and to their profound potential for vivifying, subverting, and sanctifying our lives. Her decades of practicing with koans and of translating them from classical Chinese imbues this text with a warm familiarity, an ease still suffused with awe.   Interlinked essays on “koans as art,” “keeping company with koans,” and “walking the koan way” intersperse with beautifully translated renditions of dozens of traditional Zen koans. Sutherland also shares innovative koans culled from Western literature, as well as teachings on how to create idiosyncratic koans or "turning words" from the circumstances of one's own life. “First honored is your yearning, the preparation made on faith that there is something that will receive you if you make yourself ready,” writes Sutherland of the koan seeker. “Bathed—attended to, washed free of complications—and then aspiring to the deepest kind of beauty—receptive, brave, dedicated, openhearted. Already you’ve begun to look like the thing you’re looking for.”

The long awaited autobiography of ' La Stupenda ' the worlds most celebrated living soprano. From not particularly spectatcular musical beginnings, Joan Sutherland has built a world-conquering singing career. Born in] Australia between the wars, she came to prominence after winning a place at the Convent Garden opera School in her 20's. Roles in ' La Travista ', ' Lucia di Lammermoor ' and ' Alcina' bought tremendous reviews and headline attention. A woman of incredible musical talent, she matured to achieve legendary status in operatic circles, retaining a delightful personality and winning many friends over a 5 year career. Recalling her many encounters with the stars of our time she takes the reader behind the scenes and brings the world of Grand opera to life.