"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"--
"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"--Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Beth Kempton is a Japanologist and a bestselling self-help author and writer mentor, whose books have been translated into more than 25 languages. She has had a twenty-year love affair with Japan, and has made it her work to uncover life lessons and philosophical ideas buried in Japanese culture, words, and ritual. Beth has two degrees in Japanese and has a rare understanding of Japanese cultural and linguistic nuances. She is also a qualified yoga teacher and Reiki Master, trained in the Japanese tradition in Tokyo. She is also founder of Do What You Love, a company which produces and delivers inspiring online courses for living well, with over 100,000 alumni and a community of 250,000 people worldwide.
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CONTENTS
A Note from the Author Foreword by Professor Yoshinori Hiroi, University of Kyoto Prologue
羽黒山 PART ONE: HAGUROSAN Encountering the present on Black Wing Mountain
Chapter 1 MIDLIFE: The scroll unravels Chapter 2 TIME: A voice like thunder Chapter 3 HEART-MINDFULNESS: Just arranging flowers Chapter 4 STILLNESS: Where silence speaks
月山 PART TWO: GASSAN In the shadow of death on Moon Mountain
Chapter 5 MORTALITY: Here. Not here. Chapter 6 FALLING: Letting go. Being carried. Chapter 7 MOTION: Travelling light Chapter 8 AGEING: Layers of life
湯殿山 PART THREE: YUDONOSAN Rebirth on Sacred Spring Mountain
Chapter 9 INTEGRATION: Becoming who we are Chapter 10 NON-CONFORMITY: Hailing a simpler life Chapter 11 NOURISHMENT: Goodness in, goodness out Chapter 12 INTENTIONALITY: We get to have this day
Epilogue Journaling Questions Acknowledgements Bibliography Tips for slow travel in Japan Useful resources
A Note from the Author Foreword by Professor Yoshinori Hiroi, University of Kyoto Prologue
羽黒山 PART ONE: HAGUROSAN Encountering the present on Black Wing Mountain
Chapter 1 MIDLIFE: The scroll unravels Chapter 2 TIME: A voice like thunder Chapter 3 HEART-MINDFULNESS: Just arranging flowers Chapter 4 STILLNESS: Where silence speaks
月山 PART TWO: GASSAN In the shadow of death on Moon Mountain
Chapter 5 MORTALITY: Here. Not here. Chapter 6 FALLING: Letting go. Being carried. Chapter 7 MOTION: Travelling light Chapter 8 AGEING: Layers of life
湯殿山 PART THREE: YUDONOSAN Rebirth on Sacred Spring Mountain
Chapter 9 INTEGRATION: Becoming who we are Chapter 10 NON-CONFORMITY: Hailing a simpler life Chapter 11 NOURISHMENT: Goodness in, goodness out Chapter 12 INTENTIONALITY: We get to have this day
Epilogue Journaling Questions Acknowledgements Bibliography Tips for slow travel in Japan Useful resources
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