シリーズ100万部を突破した『光に向かって』の英語版、待望の第２弾登場！
平成21年に発刊した “Something You Forgot … Along the Way” の続編です。
平成23年3月11日、未曾有の大震災が東北地方を襲い、甚大な被害を及ぼしました。
壊滅的な大地震と津波の後、日本ではなぜ暴動や略奪が起きなかったのでしょうか。
高森顕徹氏による心温まる短編集 “Unshakable Spirit” に、日本の人々の心に根付いた哲学を発見することでしょう。
日本は、約70年前に戦争の焼け跡から不屈の精神で立ちあがったように、今、災害からも逞しく立ち上がろうとしています。
その日本人の不屈の精神を根底から支える仏教を、世界の人々に伝えたいと、書きつづったエッセイ集です。
翻訳は、高森顕徹先生の著書である『なぜ生きる』『歎異抄をひらく』の翻訳を手がけた、ジュリエット・カーペンター同志社女子大学教授。
親しみやすい英文で、日本人の英語学習にも最適な本に仕上がっています。
1. When Disasters Strike in Quick Succession
2. The Bride Who Wept with Gratitude Toward Her Mother
3. “Win Big Today, Lose Big Tomorrow”
Trust Is a Huge Asset
4. Solidarity Can Be More Important than Numbers
5. Why Children Don’t Answer
Teaching by Example
6. “I Lost My Heart to Her Smile”
7. The Essence of Beauty
8. Feeling Puffed Up with Vanity Leads to Hell
9. Anger Is the Enemy
10. Integrity Above All
11. “Your Fly Is Open, Too”
Observe the Behavior of Others and Correct Your Own
12. Sakyamuni Took the Most Painful Path of All
13. “Pray That I Will Never Die”
14. “I Do Not Wish to Be a Slave to Riches”
15. The Quick-witted Page and the Hot Coal
16. “Watch Out for the Poisonous Snake”
Treasure Brings Torment
17. Why Do Couples Quarrel?
18. Why the Navel Is in the Middle of the Body
19. “The Window Frame Hurts Too”
A Winsome Mother and Child
20. Diamond Faith Is Stronger than the Sword
21. Never Remember a Kindness Done or Forget a Kindness Received
22. Success Is the Fruit of Effort
The Merchant’s Fortitude
23. “Those Who Feel No Gratitude Are Viler than Beasts”
24. “Doctor, Give Me a Dose of Poison!”
25. The Power of People Who Do Not Try to Impress Others
26. “Your Mother Is Precious Because She Devoted Her Life to Raising You”
27. All Things Come to an End
28. The Tone of the Instrument Depends on the Player, Not on the Price
29. Despite Surface Differences, We Are All the Same
30. Resolution in the Face of Death
31. Constantly Polish Yourself
32. Step Back and Look Again
33. On Self-destruction
34. On Wrong Efforts
35. On Saying “Thank You”
36. Seeds That Are Planted
37. Hurry Up and Be Patient
38. On Avoiding Ups and Downs
39. Gauging the Moment
40. Why Is Life Precious?
41. On Tunnel Diggers
42. On Misunderstanding
43. On Thinking of Tomorrow Today
44. On Buying Things
45. On Lost Love
46. The Need for Balance
47. On Truth
48. Bonds from the Distant Past
49. On the Path of Suffering
50. What Brings Success
51. On the Solemnity of Truth
52. The Secret
53. The Man Capable of Doing Great Work
54. What Is the Best Legacy to Our Children?
55. The Wisdom and Strength of Will to “Slay Ma Su, Shedding Tears”
56. Let the Slanderers Talk
57. “My Life You May Have, But Not My Money!”
The Words That Scared Off a Legendary Bandit
58. “Wear Fine Clothes, Eat Fine Food, and Do Your Makeup Every Day”
59. They Fought Like Tigers Because They Were Cornered
60. The Wise Man Learns from Everyone
61. Reliable Beauty
Sakyamuni’s Lecture to a Young Beauty
62. We Sweep and Sweep But Leaves Keep Falling
63. What It Takes to Turn Defeat to Victory
64. Make Light of the Small and Lose the Great
65. All Boats Travel to Gain Honor or Profit
66. To Cause Great Damage for a Slight Gain Is the Way of a Fool
67. People Who Reduce Everything to Logic Are Not Loved
68. Winning the Lottery Will Happen to Me,Disaster to Somebody Else
69. The World Doesn’t Work the Way We Wish It Did
70. Like the Earth, Women Are Strong and Unmoving
71. Perseverance Is Greater than Proficiency
Cuda-panthaka’s Perseverance at Cleaning
72. A Grand Champion Leaves an Opponent an Opening
73. Look to the Essence, Not the Form
74. Don’t Be Swayed This Way and That by Critics
75. A Mother’s Tongue Can Determine the Course of Her Child’s Life
76. The Resolve of a Beautiful Woman
77. “This Painting Is a Fake”
The Significance of Actual Experience
78. “No One in This World Seeks to Do Good More than I Myself,” Said the Buddha
79. What Makes a Master Swordsmith
80. Why So Few Succeed
81. “Someone Came Asking for Money, But He Didn’t Rob Me”
82. “Head into the Wind!”
Facing Life’s Storms
Afterword
