"En la mesa de monje Budista, la comida se sirve para nutrir el alma. Alimentación y espiritualidad: un manual práctico e inspirador para comer bien."-- "The importance of food and its ritual are fundamental in all cultures, but in Zen philosophy they reach a unique relevance and poetry. There are rules about how to prepare and serve food, take food, arrange utensils on the table, wash them, and put them away after use. The correct application...

"An intimate voyage into Japanese culture and spirituality, culminating in one of Japan's most sacred places. Marie Mutsuki Mockett's family owns a Buddhist temple 25 miles from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. In March 2011, after the earthquake and tsunami, radiation levels prohibited the burial of her Japanese grandfather's bones. At the same time, Mockett grieved for her American father, who had died unexpectedly. As Japan mourned thousands...