Zen: The Art of Simple Living by Shunmyo Masuno - Hardback - 100 Daily Zen Lessons for Mindful, Simple Living - Bestselling Wellbeing Gift Book

Details Condition: Brand New Format: Hardback ISBN: 9780241371831 Publisher: Michael Joseph (Penguin Books Ltd) Age Range: Adult / General Readership Overview Zen: The Art of Simple Living is a beautifully packaged hardback guide to calmer, more mindful living, written by Shunmyo Masuno, head priest of a 450-year-old Zen Buddhist temple in Japan. Across 100 short, easy-to-follow daily lessons, Masuno distils centuries of Zen wisdom into small, practical habits anyone can adopt. Illustrated by Harry and Zanna Goldhawk, this internationally bestselling title is an ideal gift for anyone seeking a gentler, more ordered daily routine. About the Book Drawing on decades spent tending Zen gardens and guiding others toward inner stillness, Shunmyo Masuno presents one simple Zen-inspired practice for each of 100 days, gently building a more mindful, uncluttered way of life. Rather than demanding a total lifestyle overhaul, the book focuses on small, achievable shifts: exhaling slowly to release negative emotion, lining up your shoes at night to bring order to your mind, tidying a single shelf to clear your thinking, or simply pausing to watch a flower grow. Each lesson is short enough to read in a minute or two, yet the cumulative effect is a genuine, lasting change in daily habit. The tone throughout is warm and refreshingly free of jargon, making authentic Zen philosophy accessible to beginners and long-time mindfulness practitioners alike. Masuno draws on his experience as an award-winning Zen garden designer to explain how simplifying your surroundings — a desk, a doorway, a kitchen counter — naturally simplifies the mind too. The hardback format, complete with charming illustrations, makes this a book to keep close at hand: on a bedside table or tucked into a bag for a calming read during a commute. It has become a word-of-mouth bestseller because its lessons are so easy to start today and so rewarding to revisit, long after the initial 100 days are complete. 100 bite-si