The Art of Simple Living: 100 Zen Teachings for a Calm and Happy Life

"Keep this book by your side, and whenever anxiety or worry assails you, turn to these pages. The answers you seek are within."

Shunmyo Masuno

• The author has sold 1 million books in Japan.

• The philosophy of Zen applied to daily life in 100 valuable practical lessons.

• A small gem that condenses centuries of wisdom.

Zen is not a set of ideas that can be learned, but essentially an experience that needs to be lived. And that is the proposal of this little treasure: small daily changes that will allow us to experience the kind of serenity and joy we thought were reserved for a select few. Through practical and radically simple proposals, the revered Zen master Shunmyo Masuno, known worldwide for his spiritual gardens, gathers centuries of wisdom in one hundred lessons, one per day, that illuminate the extraordinary in the everyday.

At work and at home, in relationships with oneself and with others, habits as undemanding as aligning shoes properly, clasping hands when anger or unease assails us, creating a small garden on the balcony, or tidying the desk at the end of the day will bring about great changes in mind and heart.

An elegant and minimalist manual, created by one of the great masters of our time, to illuminate the hustle and bustle of modern life with the magic of Zen.