The Japanese Cult of Tranquility by Karkfried Graf Von Durckheim

London: Rider & Company. 1960. First English Edition. Hardcover in Dust Jacket. Book Condition: Fine. Jacket Condition. Very Near Fine with the faintest fade to spine, else Fine, no chips, tears, or creases. 106pp. Translated into English by Eda O'Shiel in the same year as German publication. Printed in Great Britain. Scarce in this condition. From the inside flap: "In the East there is a cult of tranquillity, developed through the teaching of Ch'an and Zen Buddhism. Thus spiritual significance can be found in any ordinary act of living, simple and capable of repetition, such as breathing, washing, or drinking a cup of tea. The object is to calm the body, subdue the ego, and thus achieve a true identity with the universal nature of all things."