Wabi Sabi: Japanese Wisdom for a Perfectly Imperfect Life
by Beth Kempton
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The definitive guide that teaches you how to use the Japanese concept of wabi sabi to reshape every area of your life and find happiness right where you are.
Fed up with the exhausting challenges of our fast-paced, consumption-driven existence, millions of people around the world are turning to timeless cultural traditions to find true meaning. In this transformative handbook on Japanese philosophy, Beth Kempton introduces you to wabi sabi ("wah-bi sah-bi"), a captivating concept from Japanese aesthetics that offers a whole new way of looking at the world.
With roots in Zen and the Way of Tea, wabi sabi teaches you to see beauty in imperfection, appreciate simplicity, and accept the transient nature of all things. It inspires you to simplify everything and concentrate on what truly matters. Filled with simple yet profound wisdom for living a simple life, Wabi Sabi will help you slow down, reconnect with nature, and be gentler on yourself.
From honoring the rhythm of the seasons to creating a welcoming home, from reframing failure to aging with grace, Wabi Sabi teaches you find more joy and inspiration throughout your perfectly imperfect life.
This guide to soulful simplicity offers transformative lessons inspired by Japanese wisdom, helping you to:
- Embracing Imperfection: Let go of the exhausting pursuit of perfection and learn to find beauty in the authentic, incomplete, and transient nature of life.
- Soulful Simplicity: Gently declutter your home and your mind, turning away from mass consumption to create a calm sanctuary that reflects what truly matters.
- Connecting with Nature: Honor the rhythm of the seasons and find inspiration in the natural world to ground yourself and reconnect with what is real.
- A Path to Mindfulness: With roots in Zen and the Way of Tea, discover simple, profound wisdom to help you slow down, be gentler on yourself, and find happiness right where you are.
Details
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Author
- Beth Kempton
- Format
- Hardcover
- Published
- Dec 31, 2018
- ISBN-13
- 9780062905154
- ISBN-10
- 0062905155
- Pages
- 256
- Carton quantity
- 20 copies
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