Zen of Seeing
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Zen of Seeing
With a preface by HH the Dalai Lama Rajshree Sarabhai
Mapin Publishing
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First published in India in 2007 by Mapin Publishing Pvt. Ltd. Simultaneously published in the United States of America in 2007 by Grantha Corporation 77 Daniele Drive, Hidden Meadows, Ocean Township, NJ 07712 E: mapinpub@aol.com Distributed in North America by Antique Collectors’ Club East Works, 116 Pleasant Street, Suite 18 Easthampton, MA 01027 T: 1 800 252 5231 • F: 413 529 0862 E: info@antiquecc.com • www.antiquecollectorsclub.com Distributed in the United Kingdom, Europe and the Middle East by Art Books International Ltd. Unit 200 (a), The Blackfriars Foundry, 156 Blackfriars Road London, SE1 8EN UK T: 44 207 953 7271 • F: 207 953 8547 E: sales@art-bks.com • www.art-bks.com Distributed in Southeast Asia by Paragon Asia Co. Ltd. 687 Taksin Road, Bukkalo, Thonburi, Bangkok 10600 Thailand T: 66 2877 7755 • F: 2468 9636 E: rapeepan@paragonasia.com Distributed in the rest of the world by Mapin Publishing Pvt. Ltd. 10B Vidyanagar Society I, Usmanpura, Ahmedabad 380 014 India T: 91 79 2754 5390/2754 5391 • F: 91 79 2754 5392 E: mapin@mapinpub.com • www.mapinpub.com Quotations © as listed on page 80 Photographs © Rajshree Sarabhai All rights reserved under international copyright conventions. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording or any other information storage and retrieval system, without prior permission in writing from the publisher. ISBN: 978-81-88204-54-0 (Mapin) ISBN: 978-1-890206-81-9 (Grantha) LCCN: 2006938646 Designed by Amit Kharsani / Mapin Design Studio Processed by Reproscan, Mumbai Printed in Singapore
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‌every moment we are dying and being reborn, we and all of life. Sharon Salzberg
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Everything is teaching us, everything is showing us‌. All we have to do is open our eyes; open our hearts. Maurine Stuart
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What is going on in the world is also going on within ourselves, and vice versa. Thich Nhat Hanh
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… each moment of life is a miracle – and a mystery. Robin S. Sharma
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Completely be each moment. Charlotte Joko Beck
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Remain in the simplicity of the present moment. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
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Zen of Seeing Rajshree Sarabhai 80 pages, 75 colour illustrations 11 x 9” (279 x 229 mm), hc ISBN: 978-81-88204-54-0 (Mapin) ISBN: 978-1-890206-81-9 (Grantha) ₹975 | $35 | £25 2007 • World rights