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redsunyubin's review against another edition
3.0
The writings by chomei and saigyo were a pleasure to read and deserve five stars.
I bought this book not knowing it would be mostly essays by kenko. Personally his writings are rarely to my liking so I sadly can’t rate the book as a total higher than 3
I bought this book not knowing it would be mostly essays by kenko. Personally his writings are rarely to my liking so I sadly can’t rate the book as a total higher than 3
pellesmith's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
4.0
alanffm's review against another edition
3.0
This book really should have been called How Will You Spend Your Last Day? as that excerpt (by Yoshida Kenko) takes up about 85% of the volume's space. This is not to say that Seigo and Chomei are not pleasurable reads, but only that this book is largely about Kenko.
Kenko is an absolute wonder to read and an easy five out of five-stars. Save yourself the headache of being bamboozled by this book's misleading title and cover art and instead buy a book specifically about Kenko, unabridged. You won't regret it.
Kenko is an absolute wonder to read and an easy five out of five-stars. Save yourself the headache of being bamboozled by this book's misleading title and cover art and instead buy a book specifically about Kenko, unabridged. You won't regret it.
hellhoundharry's review against another edition
4.0
Two of my favorite buddhist stories are found here.
nobe4's review against another edition
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
3.25
Lots of thoughts-provoking stories. They could have ben written last week they would still be relevant. Great journeys.
ameliareadsstuff's review against another edition
4.0
"It is a most wonderful comfort to sit alone beneath a lamp, book spread before you, and commune with someone from the past whom you have never met."
agnela's review against another edition
2 short stories were beuatifu land great, although they weren't about monks at all, just about an old dude who lives a secluded life and follows Buddhist ways. But the third story, oh my god! Who decided that his words are meant to be published and not just an expression of his human experience? His thoughts are not worth my time and me trying to punch myself hard through it.