Wabi sabi is an intuitive appreciation of a transient beauty in the physical world that reflects the irreversible flow of life in the spiritual world. It is an understated beauty that exists in the modest, rustic, imperfect, or even decayed, an aesthetic sensibility that finds a melancholic beauty in the impermanence of all things.
Andrew Juniper • Wabi Sabi: The Japanese Art of Impermanence
Wabi-sabi differs from one individual to another but the common thing about wabi-sabi is that: ● It is a state of the heart. ● It lies in the nature of life itself. ● It is an acceptance and appreciation of the incompleteness and imperfections of our universe. ● It teaches perspective. ● It implies stillness. ● It is living in simplicity, slow and
... See moreJames Evangelista • Going Japanese: Embracing Japanese Wisdom For A Better Life
Wabi-sabi is a Japanese concept that shows us the beauty of the fleeting, changeable, and imperfect nature of the world around us. Instead of searching for beauty in perfection, we should look for it in things that are flawed, incomplete.
Francesc Miralles • Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life
The spirit of wabi is deeply connected to the idea of accepting that our true needs are quite simple, and of being humble and grateful for the beauty that already exists right where we are.