Wabi-Sabi
Leonard Koren

Summary

Everything is imperfect, don't let that stop you from taking action

Rating: 3/5

Notes

Closest english word to Wabi Sabi is ‘rustic’

Wabi refers to the inward, Sabi to the outward

‘Metaphysical’ basics: things are either devolving toward or evolving from nothingness

Spiritual values:

• Truth comes from the observation of nature
• Greatness exists in the inconspicuous and overlooked details
• Beauty can be conceived out of ugliness

State of mind: 

• Acceptance of the inevitable
• Appreciation of the cosmic order

Moral precepts:

• Get rid of all that is unnecessary
• Focus on the intrinsic and ignore the material hierarchy

Nothingness itself - instead of being empty space, as in the West - is alive with possibility

All things are impermanent, imperfect and incomplete

Wabi sabi means knowing how to appreciate whatever is encountered, no matter how trifling, wherever it’s encountered

Simplicity if at the core of being wabi sabi

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