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Kokoro : Japanese wisdom for a life well lived / Beth Kempton.

Summary:

"Kokoro is an invitation to cultivate stillness and contentment in an ever-changing, uncertain world, inspired by ancient and contemporary Japanese wisdom. Drawing on a thousand years of Japanese literature, culture, and philosophical ideas to explore the true nature of time and what it means to be human, Kokoro--which mysteriously translates as "heart-mind"--is a meditation on living well. Join Japanologist Beth Kempton on this life-changing pilgrimage far beyond the tourist trail, to uncover the soul of the country, its people, and its deeply buried wisdom"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781635869286 (hardcover)
ISBN: 1635869285
Physical Description: xiv, 251 pages ; 19 cm
Publisher: North Adams, MA : Storey Publishing, [2024]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Foreword -- Prologue -- Introduction -- Part One: Hagurosan: Encountering the present on Black Wing Mountain. Life: The scroll unravels -- Heart-mindfulness: Just arranging flowers -- Stillness: Where silence speaks -- Time: A voice like thunder -- Part Two: Gassan: In the shadow of death on Moon Mountain. Mortality: Here. Not here -- Falling: Letting go. Being carried -- Release: Traveling light -- Aging: Layers of life -- Part Three: Yudonosan: Rebirth on Sacred Spring Mountain. Returning: Becoming who we are -- Nourishment: Goodness in. Goodness out -- Wholeheartedness: The time is now -- Intentionality: We get to have this day -- Epilogue -- Anatomy of the Kokoro -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Resources -- Acknowledgments -- Index.