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Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 28 October 2022
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Definitely a coffee table book
By vimal d. on 28 October 2022
I ordered the hardcover version since i want to keep it as a coffee table book aswell. About the book i juet started reading it. Will share a derailed review once its done. So far so good..i always wanted to know more about the Japanese style of living so hope this will shed some lights .
By vimal d. on 28 October 2022
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Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 10 October 2022
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Must read!!
By Sonali Mahant on 10 October 2022
It brought a change in my perspective for life that how everything is impermanent, incomplete and imperfect yet so beautiful! How everything in life that comes in living form has to get old and the beauty of all of it !!!
By Sonali Mahant on 10 October 2022
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Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 28 June 2021
‘Wabi’ and ‘Sabi’, as the author says, are distinct terms but joined to form a new beautiful meaning. Wabi has to do mainly with simplicity and detachment with excess material needs, while Sabi with a passage of time, decay, impermanence and fleeting moments of anything. She says in Japan nobody speaks of Wabi-Sabi as a subject or philosophy, but innately found in the Japanese way of life, doing things and other realms. It seems it is impossible to articulate the concept but could only be experienced and felt. Every chapter is replete with her encounter with Wabi-Sabi in Japan: her interaction with Japanese people underlines this experience. In general, Wabi-Sabi as I understood through the book is an appreciation of the beauty of simplicity, imperfection and impermanence of everything.Her introduction begins with a basic definition of Wabi-Sabi, its origin and its history.
The second chapter unfolds Wabi-Sabi inspired art and interior decoration in Japan. They reflect colours that are subtle or simple, related to nature, to stress on impermanence , and some spaces are left blank or undecorated to signify incompleteness/imperfection
In the chapter three, she highlights the importance of nature in Wabi-Sabi. Changing seasons and the decay or bloom of plants and flowers are key indicators of impermanence, in other words, Wabi-Sabi in nature. The author encourages human lives to be more connected with nature.
The remaining chapters put forth different facets of life - situations, relationships, career - in connection with Wabi-Sabi. For instance, failure is discussed as a situation that is not permanent and reflects that we can never be perfect, chase for perfection is an elusive exercise. Likewise, we may use the Wabi-Sabi lens in career journeys and relationships to live well. All these chapters have on how to apply or exercise Wabi-Sabi in our lives.
Fascinating is the last chapter as it addresses what is perfect and that what should we do if everything imperfect. The perfect, as the book says, is the fleeting moments in life, for eg. anticipation of loved ones at the airport. So far as the latter one is concerned, she says, we must indeed have plans and career goals but never anticipate a perfect result.
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Well researched book on Wabi Sabi: its practicability and presence in different realms of life.
By Bonnie N. on 28 June 2021
Beth Kempton has well researched the Japanese philosophy Wabi Sabi, drawing on her experience in Japan and through the study of the concept: its origin and history. If a reader feels a need for assurance of evidence, the book provides a bibliography and footnotes.By Bonnie N. on 28 June 2021
‘Wabi’ and ‘Sabi’, as the author says, are distinct terms but joined to form a new beautiful meaning. Wabi has to do mainly with simplicity and detachment with excess material needs, while Sabi with a passage of time, decay, impermanence and fleeting moments of anything. She says in Japan nobody speaks of Wabi-Sabi as a subject or philosophy, but innately found in the Japanese way of life, doing things and other realms. It seems it is impossible to articulate the concept but could only be experienced and felt. Every chapter is replete with her encounter with Wabi-Sabi in Japan: her interaction with Japanese people underlines this experience. In general, Wabi-Sabi as I understood through the book is an appreciation of the beauty of simplicity, imperfection and impermanence of everything.Her introduction begins with a basic definition of Wabi-Sabi, its origin and its history.
The second chapter unfolds Wabi-Sabi inspired art and interior decoration in Japan. They reflect colours that are subtle or simple, related to nature, to stress on impermanence , and some spaces are left blank or undecorated to signify incompleteness/imperfection
In the chapter three, she highlights the importance of nature in Wabi-Sabi. Changing seasons and the decay or bloom of plants and flowers are key indicators of impermanence, in other words, Wabi-Sabi in nature. The author encourages human lives to be more connected with nature.
The remaining chapters put forth different facets of life - situations, relationships, career - in connection with Wabi-Sabi. For instance, failure is discussed as a situation that is not permanent and reflects that we can never be perfect, chase for perfection is an elusive exercise. Likewise, we may use the Wabi-Sabi lens in career journeys and relationships to live well. All these chapters have on how to apply or exercise Wabi-Sabi in our lives.
Fascinating is the last chapter as it addresses what is perfect and that what should we do if everything imperfect. The perfect, as the book says, is the fleeting moments in life, for eg. anticipation of loved ones at the airport. So far as the latter one is concerned, she says, we must indeed have plans and career goals but never anticipate a perfect result.
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Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 23 August 2021
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Life Changing
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Beth’s book is beautifully written, inspiring and quietly transformative.
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This books is a treasure. It makes you appreciate the beauty in the ebbs & flows of everyday life.
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Barbara Deacon
Beautiful, calming and just the tonic to our over busy, electronic lives !
Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 2 September 2018Verified Purchase
Beautiful, calming and just the tonic to our over busy, electronic lives !
Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 2 September 2018
I absolutely loved this book!! Wabi Sabi is something I intrinsically understood in my soul, without knowing a word for it. I found it enlightening and calming. It’s beautifully written with knowledge, insight and true respect for the amazing culture. The perfect size to just pop in your bag and is just a think of beauty for your shelf too!! I’ve ordered several copies to gift to friends who I know will really love and benefit from owning this book. I can’t recomend it enough for you and then as a gift for a friend.
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Rather silly
Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 15 February 2019Verified Purchase
