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  • The Art of Setting Stones: & Other Writings from the Japanese Garden

  • By: Marc Peter Keane
  • Narrated by: Marc Peter Keane
  • Length: 4 hrs and 25 mins
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The Art of Setting Stones: & Other Writings from the Japanese Garden

By: Marc Peter Keane
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In Japanese gardens, composition follows from placement of the first stone; all elements and plantings become interconnected. These eight essays on Kyoto gardens similarly begin with keen description and build into richly meditative excursions into art, Buddhism, nature, and science. Landscape architect Marc Keane shows how Japanese gardens are both a microcosm of the natural universe and a clear expression of our humanity, mirroring how we think, worship, and organize our lives and communities. Filled with passages of alluring beauty, this is a truly transcendent audiobook about "experiencing" Japanese design.

Marc Peter Keane has lived in Kyoto for over 20 years and is author of Japanese Garden Design, Japanese Tea Gardens, and Japanese Garden Notes. He designs residential, company, and temple gardens.

©2002 Marc Peter Keane (P)2021 Marc Peter Keane
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Peace and tranquility

This book is/was deeply inspiring. Such a peaceful retreat. I always prefer narration by author, but one takes the cake. Just beautiful. Ready to begin again.

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Deeply immerse in what is

Connecting the essence of being with the nature from which we spring, this remarkable collection of writings by Marc Peter Keane takes one into the mystery of life itself. A jewel of a find! Feeling blessed with having stumbled upon it. Many thanks to the author for sharing his soulful vision. Thank you, Universe, for guiding me here!

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Wisdom and poetry

Forward thinking in the way the author reflects on nature. Ties together layers of being

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