Zen: The Art of Simple Living: the art of simple living : 100 daily practices from a Japanese Zen monk for a lifetime of calm and joy

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On the whole I think much of the interest and beauty in this book comes not only from the Zen principles, but from the way these principles are woven and integrated into the beautiful and ancient culture of Japan. I could imagine it being fleshed out into a much larger, more graphically appealing format. A chance to sweep the detritus from your mind. You can leave behind your stress and worries at the temple. Plant A Single Flower. Peace, slowness, simplicity, joy, and zen... Japanese monk and garden designer Shunmyō Masuno shows us the art of simple living in his newly-translated book.

Bodhidharma replied, ‘I will calm these anxieties for you. But first, will you bring them to me? If you can set them before me and say, “These are the anxieties that burden me,” I will be sure to calm them for you.’The effects of sitting and thinking. Humans are not capable of deep reflection while we are moving.

Our essential self is pure and clean, perfect in its clarity. The search for that essential self is the search for enlightenment, or satori. There Is Not Just One Way, Either Don’t Be A Show-off. Reading while listening to the sounds of birds and the rush of water. This is the way of life that has come to be idealized. Experience how such a garden is imbued with the ‘Zen mind.’ There are healing powers within a Zen garden.Whether you’re worried about jobs or interpersonal relationships, if you keep everything in your head, you just allow feelings like, ‘I can’t do this,’ or ‘That’ll never work,’ to take hold. But if you leap into it with both feet, you may be surprised by how easy it is to accomplish something or to come up with a solution.