Consider trying to write or draw with care – not with the intention of showing it to others, but rather by mindfully facing your inner self. Your true self will show through, in a single line or letter. Try Using A Loud Voice. With your commute as a kind of bridge between your home life and your work life, you’re able to assume a completely different mode. A place where your mind can escape. A place where you can look upon your essential self. Get In Touch With Nature. A gyűlölet és a szeretet valójában egy és ugyanaz. Akkor milyen az igazi természetük? Röviden: a saját tudatod." Hm? Az nekem ettől olyan zavarban van, hogy inkább nem kérdezném semmiről. Ez valami másik kérdésre volt a válasz? Mert a "milyen?"-re tuti nem. Harry Goldhawk creates beautiful illustrations with his wife Zanna from their seaside cottage in Cornwall. They're hugely inspired by nature and colour, and love creating magical stories through their work.

Whether it is with a meal you prepare or a gift you give, try incorporating a sense of the flow of time to make your guests happy. Appreciate All The People Who Came Before You. Try a ‘standing practice’. You can do this even while holding on to the strap in a train carriage. As you stand there, focus your awareness on the point below your navel – your tanden – and practise zazen. It’s simple. Seek Out The Sunset. Your heart feels lighter, and a warm energy surges through your body. The worries and stresses of daily life vanish for an instant, and you can just feel yourself, alive in this moment.

Attempting to define things as good or bad breeds worry and stress. Believe In Yourself, Especially When You Feel Anxious.

A way of thinking that will bring forth opportunity and fortune. Think of the work you’re doing as an encounter. Er zullen vast vele lezers zijn die wel enorm baat hebben bij wat Shunmyo Masuno verteld en aandraagt in zijn boek. Hij schrijft tenslotte wel degelijk op een vriendelijke, heldere manier. Waardoor er misschien onderwerpen aangetikt worden waar je je niet eens bewust van was. Vaste patronen en gewoontes zijn nu eenmaal menseigen en iedereen heeft weleens een klein duwtje nodig om zich bewust te worden van wat anders zou kunnen en wat je zomaar kan helpen om anders te zien of aan te pakken. Shunmyō Masuno's other advice is similarly easy to apply to our own lives. The first lesson in the book: make time for emptiness. "Making time for not thinking about anything – that is the first step towards creating a simple life." Zen is about habits, ideas and hints for living a happy life," Shunmyō Masuno writes. "A treasure trove, if you will, of deep yet simple life wisdom." Olyan könnyedséget közvetít, ami képes meggyógyítani a lelket (mind)." Ööö... tolmácsot kérek! Az összes lelket? Vagy ez itt angolul maradt?

You might think of your commute to work as a similar ‘necessary non-essential’. It can provide time for you to switch between your private self and your work self. Breathe Slowly. Making time for not thinking about anything – that is the first step towards creating a simple life. Wake Up Fifteen Minutes Earlier. What charismatic people have in common. True charisma comes across without saying a word. Do Not Divide Things Into Good And Bad. Relax and find happiness amid the swirl of the modern world with this internationally bestselling guide to simplifying your life by a Japanese monk who embodies the wisdom of Zen.

Zen: The Art of Simple Living is a reminder of the simplicity and beauty of life. This doesn't mean it will require any less effort – as Shunmyō Masuno writes, "Life requires time and effort. That is to say, when we eliminate time and effort, we eliminate life's pleasures. Every so often, experience the flip side of convenience."I haven’t carried a purse in years, but this book almost made me wish I did, so I could keep it within reach.”— Cait Flanders, bestselling author of The Year of Less

If the author is going to explicitly reference Japanese kanji characters, I would actually show those characters. For example, in chapter 73, he talks about the concept of "ishiki" or mental consciousness, and mentions a contrast between the first character "i" and the second character "shiki". But I missed actually seeing those characters. This happens in a couple of other places. Demonstrate, Rather Than Assert, How You Feel. The way to convey your true intentions. Understand the thinking behind uchimizu, the Japanese practice of sprinkling water outside a gate. Demonstrate, Rather Than Assert, How You Feel

When there are things we want to do, we must do them as if our lives depend on it. Time spent out of character is empty time.” If you cultivate a simplified mindset, your body, too, will naturally become lean. Conversely, if you pay attention to your diet and strengthen your body, your mind, too, will become healthier and stronger. Our confusion and worry stem from an inability to accept that the world is constantly changing, from a belief ‘or an unconscious hope’ that our selves and our possessions, as well as the people who surround us, will never change. Cast Away The ‘three Poisons.’