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Title: Omoiyari: The Japanese Art of Compassion
Author: LONGHURST ERIN NIIMI
Format: HARDCOVER
Publication date: 08/07/2020
Imprint: HARPER COLLINS
Price: $25.00
Publishing status: Active
‘We live in a rapidly divisive and changing world. Rather than building walls, and becoming too insular, there is something crucial and extremely valuable in the concept of omoiyari – sharing perspectives, better understanding others, and through the process better understanding ourselves.’ Omoiyari is a Japanese custom which means to be caring, considerate and compassionate. It underpins all aspects of daily life in Japan and is essential to the social spirit but is demonstrated most clearly in the art of Japanese hospitality.This book will help show you how we can bring joy into our own lives by bringing about happiness in the lives of others and encourage you to embrace omoiyari and incorporate it into your daily life through practical and actionable steps. Even the smallest of considerate actions can make a world of difference.Chapters include:• Mottainai: reducing waste• Kirei: cleanliness and organisation• Teinei: polite conscientiousness and gift giving• Zakka: finding beauty in ordinary or mundane objects• Wa: harmony, tranquility, respect and purity• Omotenashi: Japanese hospitality• Senbazaru: one thousand paper cranesIt is the perfect antidote to today’s fast-paced, individualistic world, placing emphasis on community and helping others.
ISBN: 9780008407629