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What you should do now is make a decision to stop your current lifestyle. For instance, earlier you said, “If only I could be someone like Y, I’d be happy.” As long as you live that way, in the realm of the possibility of “If only such and such were the case,” you will never be able to change. Because saying “If only I could be like Y” is an excuse
... See moreIchiro Kishimi, Fumitake Koga • The Courage to Be Disliked: The Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness
When one is trying to be oneself, competition will inevitably get in the way.
Ichiro Kishimi, Fumitake Koga • The Courage to Be Disliked: The Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness
A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era
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When looking for wabi sabi pottery either overseas or at home the following are guidelines on what to look for: Functional rather than decorative Rough and organic feel Little to no defined design Dark, mute colors, preferably with a natural ash glaze Complexity in color and texture Naturalness and ease of use
Andrew Juniper • Wabi Sabi: The Japanese Art of Impermanence
We have to fall in love with our practice. We have to find a way that what we are doing when we practice is exactly what we want to be doing, and then practice will begin to be what we are doing all of the time, whether we are doing it formally or going through our daily lives.
If practice is a chore, or it is boring, or if you’d rather be doing... See more
If practice is a chore, or it is boring, or if you’d rather be doing... See more
corey ichigen hess • You Have to Love Your Practice
If I read this note and he is already dead, then I will know that he was serious this time and really meant to die, and it was my fault for being harsh and mean to him. And if he isn’t already dead, then reading the note might kill him, and it will still be my fault.
Ruth Ozeki • A Tale for the Time Being: A Novel (ALA Notable Books for Adults)
This obsession with the immediate “unburdening” of a thing you created is common in non-Japanese contexts, but I posit: The Japanese way is the correct way. Be an adult. Own your garbage. Garbage responsibility is something we’ve long since abdicated not only to faceless cans on street corners (or just all over the street, as seems to be the case... See more
Craig Mod • Garbage
We truly experience Sabbath when we orient our lives not around ourselves but around Jesus and listen and respond to his invitation: “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.”
Ken Shigematsu • God in My Everything: How an Ancient Rhythm Helps Busy People Enjoy God
But if you’re saying I should think seriously about my own “from now on,” then first I would need to know about “until now,” as its precondition. PHILOSOPHER: No. Right now, you are in front of me. It is enough to know “you who are in front of me,” and in principle there is no way for me to know “the past you.” I repeat, the past does not exist.
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