a Zen monk's guide to living stress-free one day at a time Minami, Jikisai creator Makiko Itoh translator text Self-help book Tokyo Tuttle Publishing c2023 monographic eng

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190 pages: illustrations; 19 cm "Zen monk Jikisai Minami takes the things we are supposed to strive for and turns them on their head. The [38] short, thought-provoking essays in this book are divided into four chapters about our sense of self, our hopes and dreams, our personal relationships and how to face death. Each essay begins with a deliberately controversial point of view to help us look at life's problems through fresh eyes." A technique for living -- What is the "self" you value? -- Shake off the burden of hopes and dreams -- Don't be swayed by emotions -- Live life to the full while looking death in the face Jikisai Minami ; translated by Makiko Itoh. Originally published in Japanese as "Zenso ga oshieru kokoro ga raku ni naru ikakata," 2017 Zen Buddhism Philosophy, Japanese 21st century Meaning (Philosophy) BQ 9265.4 .M553 2023 978-4-8053-1778-5 260128 20260128151521.0