Zen The Art of Simple Living

Drawing on centuries of wisdom, the chief priest of Kenko-ji temple applies the essence of Soto Zen to modern life in clear, practical, and easily adopted lessons – one a day for 100 days. Through them you will learn to find happiness by making small changes to what you do, how you think, how you interact with others, and how you appreciate the present moment. With each task, you will open yourself up to a renewed sense of peace, inner calm and joy. Shunmyo Masuno is the head priest of a 450-year-old Zen Buddhist temple in Japan, an award-winning Zen garden designer for clients all over the world and a professor of environmental design at one of Japan’s leading art schools.

Drawing on centuries of wisdom, renowned Zen Buddhist priest Shunmyo Masuno applies the essence of Zen to modern life in clear, practical, easily adopted lessons – one a day for 100 days.

In this book you will learn 100 ways to bring yourself true happiness and calm. You will learn how to exhale deeply to eliminate negative emotions. To arrange your house simply to clear your thinking, to line up your shoes at night to bring order to your mind, to plant a single flower and watch it grow, to worry less about what you cannot control.

And so much more.

You will even make time to think about nothing at all.

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