The book of ichigo ichie the art of making the most of every moment, the Japanese way

"Learn to make every moment a once-in-a-lifetime experience with this definitive guide to the Japanese art of ichigo ichie (pronounced itchy-GO itchy-A), from the bestselling authors of Ikigai. Every moment in our life happens only once, and if we let it slip away, we lose it forever--an idea captur...

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Main Authors: García, Héctor, 1981- (Author), Miralles, Francesc, 1968- (Author)
Other Authors: Whittle, Charlotte (Translator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Spanish
Published: [New York] : Penguin Books, [2019]
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Summary:"Learn to make every moment a once-in-a-lifetime experience with this definitive guide to the Japanese art of ichigo ichie (pronounced itchy-GO itchy-A), from the bestselling authors of Ikigai. Every moment in our life happens only once, and if we let it slip away, we lose it forever--an idea captured by the Japanese phrase ichigo ichie. Often spoken in Japan when greeting someone or saying goodbye, to convey that the encounter is unique and special, it is a tenet of Zen Buddhism and is attributed to a sixteenth-century master of the Japanese tea ceremony, or 'ceremony of attention,' whose intricate rituals compel us to focus on the present moment. From this age-old concept comes a new kind of mindfulness"--
Item Description:"Originally published in Spanish as Ichigo-ichie: el arte japonés de vivir momentos inolvidables by Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, Barcelona, 2019."
Physical Description:196 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780143134497
0143134493
Author Notes:Héctor García and Francesc Miralles are the coauthors of Ikigai , a 1.5-million-copy international bestseller, as well as The Four-Way Path . Their books have been published in more than sixty languages. Héctor is a citizen of Japan, where he has lived for over a decade, and is the author of A Geek in Japan, a #1 bestseller in Japan. Francesc is the author of a number of bestselling self-help and inspirational books and of the novel Love in Lowercase, which has been translated into twenty languages.