Wabi Sabi
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and hanging of sword 130
loyalty and dedication of 11
and tea ritual 11
Zen Buddhism popular among 11
Sanada, Daisuke 48 –9
Sanada, Sayaka 48
seasons:
and own natural rhythms 70 –1
small (sekki ) and micro- (kō ) 67 –8
wabi sabi connection 68
Sei Shōnagon 65
Sekine, Yumiko 42 –3
sento (bathhouse), lessons from 96 –7
setting own pace 162 –3 (see also career)
Sharebu Kids 111
Sheppard, Blair 167
Shibue 137
Shimane Prefecture 157
Shimizu, Mr 74 –5
shinnosuke 118
shinrin-yoku (forest bathing/therapy) 73 –8
top tips for 78 –9
Shintō 72 –3 , 80
and agricultural cycle 72
and kami 72
and man–nature continuity 80 –1
and Shugendō 73
Shinto: The Kami Way (Ono, Woodard) 72
shodō 160
Shōgun Yoshimasa 12
shōgun , true power of 11
Shōnagon, Sei 190
Shōren-in 1
Shugendō 73
shūgyō 160 –2
Shunkai, Shibukawa 68
Shunkō-in Temple 133 , 180
simplicity:
as aesthetic ideal 13 –14
soulful, experimenting with 57 –8
as theme to inspire 42 –5
small things, finding joy in 182
social media 3 , 22
Sōgetsu style 135
Song dynasty 12
soulful simplicity 28 –9 , 30 , 54 , 57 –8
in finances 186 –90
as source of delight 57
spicewood tea (kuromoji-cha ) 80
spirit, generosity of 133 –5
stationery 40 , 187
Suwa Architects and Designers 48
sword rack (katana-kake ) 11
T
Taian 61 , 62
Takashima 73
The Tale of Genji (Murasaki) 65
Tanaka, Mrs 135 –6
Taoism 73
taste spectrum 32 –3 , 35 –6
tatami 27 , 32 , 48 , 118 , 123
tea:
connection 12 –13
and word wabi 12
tea room:
as embodiment of wabi sabi 29
lessons from 130 –2
jaku (tranquillity) 131
kei (respect) 131
sei (purity) 131
wa (harmony) 130
Teika, Fujiwara no 15 , 65
ten ways to nurture resilience 115 –16 (see also resilience)
Tenmangū 171
themes to inspire 41 –55
detail 52 –3
flexibility 48 –51
nature 51 –2
simplicity 42
space 45 –7
today’s relevance of wabi sabi 21 –3 (see also wabi sabi )
transience, acceptance of xviii
try it:
channelling spirit of tea ceremony 146 –7
experimenting with soulful simplicity 57 –8
exploring your path 169
noticing all things 190
pondering 82
practising acceptance 104
reframing 127
Tsugaru Strait 113
tsukubai (washbasin) 90 , 102
Turrell, James 123
U
uketamō (‘I humbly accept’) 73
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) 174
Urasenke school of tea 131 , 162
V
vicious cycle of failing at perfection 151
virtuous cycle of perfect imperfection 149 –52
W
wabi sabi 23 –5
absence of, from dictionary 9
and accepting the past 88
and ‘aesthetic arrest’ 18
and ageing process, enjoying 180
based on fundamental truths of nature 63 (see also nature)
and beauty in simplicity 10 , 15 (see also beauty)
birth of 17 –18
and contentment with less, while experiencing more 24
as deeply human response to beauty 21
defining 4 –5
different interpretations of 17
discovering 2
and dynamic transience as natural state 86
as enigma 2
and enjoying ageing process 180
fitting-in of 33 –6
high-school students’ presentation of 21
home inspired by 29
ten principles for 53 –5
hospitality inspired by 56
and impermanence 175
and language, note about 19 –20
life lessons inspired by 18 –19
living-with-nature wisdom inspired by 81 –2
and modern ills, resilience to 24
and nature’s connection 68
and new way of seeing, need for 23 –5
reason for 3
sabi , origins of 16 –17
and sabi beauty 16 –17 , 126 , 178
setting for 10 –12
and tea connection 11 , 12 –13 (see also tea)
today’s relevance of 21 –3
and transience, acceptance of xviii
and true nature of life:
acceptance of 85
response to beauty that reflects 119
wabi :
origins of 14 –15
stillness implied by 15
tea connection with 12
and wabisabi esque, see main entry
Western adjectival use of 33
wisdom of:
for acceptance and self-appreciation 103
for cherishing the moments 190
for enjoying career journey 168
for living with nature 81
for nurturing relationships 146
for reframing failure 126
for simplifying and beautifying 57
words, origins of 10
wabisabi esque:
on taste spectrum 35 –6
terms associated with 34 –5 , 56
waking dream 167 –8
washbasin (tsukubai ) 90 , 102
wholeness, meaning of 100
wisdom of wabi sabi :
for acceptance and self-appreciation 103 (see also wabi sabi )
for cherishing the moments 190 (see also wabi sabi )
for enjoying career journey 168 (see also wabi sabi )
for living with nature 81 (see also wabi sabi )
for nurturing relationships 146 (see also wabi sabi )
for reframing failure 126 (see also wabi sabi )
for simplifying and beautifying 57 (see also wabi sabi )
words, more than 142
World Cup xvii , 141
Y
Yamabushi 72 –3
Yamakage, Motohisa 72
Yayoi period 48
yukimi shōji (paper screens) 123
Z
Zaim 186
zakka 40
Zen Buddhism (see also Buddhism):
and how you face challenges 92
popular among samurai 11
Rinzai school of 12
and tea 12
Zen Hospice Project 100
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