John Daido Loori, Roshi's stunning array of images taken at Point Lobos, California beautifully complements his commentary of Master Dogen's "Teachings of the Insentient," a profound exploration of the mystical reality of the insentient. The words and images presented in this book are an attempt to enter the hidden universe of the insentient and see "things for what else they are." They are an invitation to discover the full spectrum of the teachings of rocks, mountains, rivers and trees. For, as Daido Roshi says, "To know objects only through dissecting and cataloguing them is to miss their full reality. It is to fall asleep amidst the mystery and to become numb to the wonder of this great Earth." pb. 144 pages.