Love for Imperfect Things: How to Accept Yourself in a World Striving for Perfection
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- Author：Haemin Sunim
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Summary
A #1 internationally bestselling book of spiritual wisdom about learning to love ourselves， with all our imperfections， by the Buddhist author of The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down。
When you care for yourself first， the world begins to find you worthy of care。
No one is perfect， but that shouldn't hold us back from love--for the world， for one another， or even for ourselves。 In this beautifully illustrated guide， Buddhist teacher Haemin Sunim （whose name means "spontaneous wisdom"） draws on examples from his own life and on his years of helping others to introduce us to the art of self-care。 When we treat ourselves with compassion， empathy， and forgiveness， we learn to treat others the same way， allowing us to connect with people on a deeper level， bounce back from failure， deal with feeling hurt or depressed， listen more attentively， express ourselves more clearly， and have the courage to pursue what really makes us happy so we can feel complete in ourselves。 With more than thirty-five full-color illustrations， Love for Imperfect Things will appeal to both your eyes and your heart， offering you comfort， encouragement， and wisdom so that you can learn to love yourself， your life， and everyone in it。
When you care for yourself first， the world begins to find you worthy of care。
No one is perfect， but that shouldn't hold us back from love--for the world， for one another， or even for ourselves。 In this beautifully illustrated guide， Buddhist teacher Haemin Sunim （whose name means "spontaneous wisdom"） draws on examples from his own life and on his years of helping others to introduce us to the art of self-care。 When we treat ourselves with compassion， empathy， and forgiveness， we learn to treat others the same way， allowing us to connect with people on a deeper level， bounce back from failure， deal with feeling hurt or depressed， listen more attentively， express ourselves more clearly， and have the courage to pursue what really makes us happy so we can feel complete in ourselves。 With more than thirty-five full-color illustrations， Love for Imperfect Things will appeal to both your eyes and your heart， offering you comfort， encouragement， and wisdom so that you can learn to love yourself， your life， and everyone in it。
Reviews
Peach Snow
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Most the stories inside the books， by him or from people that he meet， is relatable to me。 I'm crying alot during reading this book however after 'pain' come the 'healing'。 Open ur heart 💖I should reread this book anytime。 Most the stories inside the books， by him or from people that he meet， is relatable to me。 I'm crying alot during reading this book however after 'pain' come the 'healing'。 Open ur heart 💖I should reread this book anytime。 。。。more
Meriem EBM （bookworm。chaos）
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This is a collection of inspirational texts by the Korean Buddhist monk Haemin Sumin delightfully illustrated by Lisk Feng。It's split up in chapters that deals with different topics， acceptance， empathy， self-care， enlightment。 It's a book to pick-up when you need a pick-me-up。 My takeaways from this book are the following: "Don’t let your difficult past define who you are today。If you do， you will live your whole life as a victim of the past。There is life force within you waiting to shoot out This is a collection of inspirational texts by the Korean Buddhist monk Haemin Sumin delightfully illustrated by Lisk Feng。It's split up in chapters that deals with different topics， acceptance， empathy， self-care， enlightment。 It's a book to pick-up when you need a pick-me-up。 My takeaways from this book are the following: "Don’t let your difficult past define who you are today。If you do， you will live your whole life as a victim of the past。There is life force within you waiting to shoot out of the ground of the past。 Please trust that force of renewal。 Bow respectfully to your past and proclaim， “From now on， I have decided to be a little happier！”""Special moments are not separate from our everyday lives。When you make use of something special， it makes the moment special。""Even products labeled “limited edition” are made on a production line with hundreds that are exactly the same。 But there is only one you in the world。 Please cherish the unique individual that is you。""Do not think of yourself as a crescent moon，waiting for someone else to fill in the missing part of you。When you stand alone like a full moon， already complete in yourself， you will meet another person who is whole and complete just like you， and between you two， a healthy relationship can grow。Do not try to fit yourselves to each other to make one whole moon。 Instead， be more like two full moons。 You’ll respect each other’s individuality and interests while creating a relationship in which each of you shines brightly on the other"The true nature of our mind is like the sky。 Our thoughts are like clouds， our emotions like lightning， and the sky accepts them all equally， watching as they shift and move across it。The weather of thoughts and emotions rises and passes away， but the sky remains the same—clear， luminous， open。" 。。。more
Marisa Emilia wid
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This book always calm me down， awaken wisdom and told me to love myself first before others💙
Ivanna
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This is the type of book I wanted to go on forever， I'm a fast reader but this one took me a month to finish。 I have never savored a book like this one。 I treated like a bedtime story， I read very little each night。 Yes， the anecdotes / advice are basic buttttt I feel like these things are the most overlooked kind of like humans breathing but necessary to keep us alive。If there is a comfort food， this is such a comfort book。 This is the type of book I wanted to go on forever， I'm a fast reader but this one took me a month to finish。 I have never savored a book like this one。 I treated like a bedtime story， I read very little each night。 Yes， the anecdotes / advice are basic buttttt I feel like these things are the most overlooked kind of like humans breathing but necessary to keep us alive。If there is a comfort food， this is such a comfort book。 。。。more
Milinianor
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Part about family make me think twice。 Woah， I know why my parent did like that and realize that parents are the most valuable things in the world ❤️
Suzanne Stocking
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This book is delightful。 Something to revisit from time to time。
Putri Ananta
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3。5*
kartika
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Heartwarming book！ I love how he delivered the story。 It's hit me。 I cried early morning while finished this book。 All the words is preciousness Heartwarming book！ I love how he delivered the story。 It's hit me。 I cried early morning while finished this book。 All the words is preciousness 。。。more
Jerica
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This book really opened my eyes and I enjoyed every bit of it。 I will strive to weave this into my everyday life。 I plan on going and getting my own copy since I checked this out from my library。
Alexandra
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A wonderful book to have on the nightstand or to keeo in your kindle library， as the case may be。 Just read a few of the stories each evening and was left with a really positive feeling as a consequence。There are short mantras that everyone knows， but which are really helpful to hear once in a while。 I read this at the recommendation of a book club I participate in and although I could not finish it before our discussion， it was worth it because it gave me time to consider some of the lessons fo A wonderful book to have on the nightstand or to keeo in your kindle library， as the case may be。 Just read a few of the stories each evening and was left with a really positive feeling as a consequence。There are short mantras that everyone knows， but which are really helpful to hear once in a while。 I read this at the recommendation of a book club I participate in and although I could not finish it before our discussion， it was worth it because it gave me time to consider some of the lessons found in the book。 。。。more
Lee
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Heartwarming， relaxing， and inspiring。 I enjoyed reading this book。
Ankita Shah
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Timeless nuggets of wisdom！ Haemin Sunim has some serious and practical advices to deal with the trivial challenges we face in day to day life。 He is a monk of the modern world。 While reading the book， there were several instances where it made me reassess my past experiences and how I could have tackled them better。The book has touched various topics， ranging from personal life to professional life and finally to depression and death。I absolutely loved each and every chapter of the book。 Gratef Timeless nuggets of wisdom！ Haemin Sunim has some serious and practical advices to deal with the trivial challenges we face in day to day life。 He is a monk of the modern world。 While reading the book， there were several instances where it made me reassess my past experiences and how I could have tackled them better。The book has touched various topics， ranging from personal life to professional life and finally to depression and death。I absolutely loved each and every chapter of the book。 Grateful to Haemin Sunim for sharing this with the world。 。。。more
Dzung Ho
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Đây không hẳn là một quyển sách xuất sắc， đặc biệt đối với những ai không quen với cách ngắt câu cú， xuống dòng tuỳ tiện như thế。 Tuy nhiên， đây là một quyển sách chữa lành đúng vào thời điểm rối ren này và phù hợp cho những tâm hồn bất ổn。
Idgatoblerone
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I just don’t think this book is for me。I get it why people love this book， perhaps because of the beautiful illustrations， and the “relatable-quotes”。 Maybe the writing style is just not my type of tea。
Joanne
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Perfect read to remind you that there is beauty in imperfect things。 Pursue not perfection but wholeness。
Norshafarina Faharuddin
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It's good a read especially when you have a reading slump for a moment。 If you love words， than this book is for you。Personally， i preferred his first book It's good a read especially when you have a reading slump for a moment。 If you love words， than this book is for you。Personally， i preferred his first book 。。。more
Arbaz Fahad
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My first self help book and I will try my very best to carry the lessons I've learnt in this book with me。 To be a tad more compassionate， a little more forgiving， slightly more enduring and infinitesimally more willing to be myself in a world striving for perfection。 My first self help book and I will try my very best to carry the lessons I've learnt in this book with me。 To be a tad more compassionate， a little more forgiving， slightly more enduring and infinitesimally more willing to be myself in a world striving for perfection。 。。。more
Mỹ Huệ
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"Cách để không trở nên khúm núm trước những người có quyền lực và của cải，Chính là biết hài lòng với cuộc sống của chính mình。Khi bạn không nhìn thấy ở đối phương thứ mình muốn có thì dù gặp gỡ ai bạn cũng có thể đường hoàng tự tin。Chỉ khi tham vọng muốn có được thứ gì đó ở họ， bạn mới trở nên luồn cúi khúm múm。" "Cách để không trở nên khúm núm trước những người có quyền lực và của cải，Chính là biết hài lòng với cuộc sống của chính mình。Khi bạn không nhìn thấy ở đối phương thứ mình muốn có thì dù gặp gỡ ai bạn cũng có thể đường hoàng tự tin。Chỉ khi tham vọng muốn có được thứ gì đó ở họ， bạn mới trở nên luồn cúi khúm múm。" 。。。more
Kashmir
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Such a light， enlightening read！ I took my time reading it though I can finish the book in one sitting or two。 The lessons to be learned from the author is so relatable and easy to understand， especially the chapters about healing and acceptance。 But as he mentioned， you also need to put the learnings into action; to really sense the change you’ve gathered from the book。 Honestly， I was not even halfway through the book， when I started recommending this to friends。 Worthy to have in your bookshe Such a light， enlightening read！ I took my time reading it though I can finish the book in one sitting or two。 The lessons to be learned from the author is so relatable and easy to understand， especially the chapters about healing and acceptance。 But as he mentioned， you also need to put the learnings into action; to really sense the change you’ve gathered from the book。 Honestly， I was not even halfway through the book， when I started recommending this to friends。 Worthy to have in your bookshelf; I will certainly reread it。 。。。more
AT
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This book totally deserves a thousand star 👏。 I can’t even tell how great it is。 If you had the difficult times， just read it and you would be consoled。 No big words， no philosophy， just soft sents tells how much you’re precious in this world。 The world is naturally imperfect， so you don’t have to make urself perfect。 Embracing urself instead。
Irina Natasha
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I personally like "The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down" better than this one。But this also a good book for the one who has low self-esteem， need more reasons to love themselves and in search of what to do in facing problems and living their life。Rather than rushing， try to take more time， read it slowly so all the words will stay in your mind and come out when you need it。 I personally like "The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down" better than this one。But this also a good book for the one who has low self-esteem， need more reasons to love themselves and in search of what to do in facing problems and living their life。Rather than rushing， try to take more time， read it slowly so all the words will stay in your mind and come out when you need it。 。。。more
Clara AUR
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Salah satu buku yang mengingatkan diri sendiri， bahwa di dunia ini tidak semua berjalan sesua keinginan diri kita
Raynald Kobe Villanueva
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hands down one of the best self-help books I've ever read。 life changing！ hands down one of the best self-help books I've ever read。 life changing！ 。。。more
Ray
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love yourself， others， and people from others
annie
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What a comfort read！ I really liked this and actually felt excited whenever I look forward in reading it。 The chapters “Family”， “Empathy”， “Courage”， and “Enlightenment” were personally my favorite ones from the book。 Although， I think half or most of the wisdom from the book were not really new to me， I still really liked being able to read about it or be reminded once again because this time it’s like I was really reliving them and applying them to my life right now。 I also really like the ne What a comfort read！ I really liked this and actually felt excited whenever I look forward in reading it。 The chapters “Family”， “Empathy”， “Courage”， and “Enlightenment” were personally my favorite ones from the book。 Although， I think half or most of the wisdom from the book were not really new to me， I still really liked being able to read about it or be reminded once again because this time it’s like I was really reliving them and applying them to my life right now。 I also really like the new insights I learned from the book， it’s very easy to read and there’s just a certain tranquility while I read the book。 I find myself being able to apply the wisdom to my life right now especially the ones from my favorite chapters。 。。。more
Yến
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Quyển này cũng tương tự như Lạc quan gặp niềm vui ở quán nỗi buồn。 Ý mình là về cách đọc。 Mình có thể đọc một lèo hết quyển sách trong thời gian ngắn nhưng chắc chắn mình sẽ chiêm nghiệm lại nhiều lần sau đó。 Cụ thể mình nghĩ vào những lúc bản thân cảm thấy xuống dốc， cần tìm chút an ủi hoặc muốn tránh xa ra mọi thứ， tìm lại chốn yên tĩnh nào đó mà ngẫm về những câu chuyện trong truyện。 Tuy nhiên， trong truyện có những mục còn hơi lan man， cùng một chủ đề nhưng nội dung bị lặp đi lặp lại khá nhi Quyển này cũng tương tự như Lạc quan gặp niềm vui ở quán nỗi buồn。 Ý mình là về cách đọc。 Mình có thể đọc một lèo hết quyển sách trong thời gian ngắn nhưng chắc chắn mình sẽ chiêm nghiệm lại nhiều lần sau đó。 Cụ thể mình nghĩ vào những lúc bản thân cảm thấy xuống dốc， cần tìm chút an ủi hoặc muốn tránh xa ra mọi thứ， tìm lại chốn yên tĩnh nào đó mà ngẫm về những câu chuyện trong truyện。 Tuy nhiên， trong truyện có những mục còn hơi lan man， cùng một chủ đề nhưng nội dung bị lặp đi lặp lại khá nhiều， chỉ là tác giả dùng câu từ tương đương thôi。 Giá trị của quyển sách thì không nằm ở khối lượng kiến thức mang lại nhưng nó nằm ở những khoảnh khắc chiêm nghiệm lại sau khi đọc。 。。。more
Ellie
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Haemiin Sunim is a popular Zen teacher and writer and it's easy to see why。 He is unpretentious and warm。 His suggestions are not new ideas but old ideas put forth with a spirit of generosity and love。The book consists of a collection of short exhortations and suggestions punctuated by brief essays in which Sunim shares his personal experience with the topics at hand as well as those of friends and people who have turned to him。At first， I found the book simplistic but the more I read， the great Haemiin Sunim is a popular Zen teacher and writer and it's easy to see why。 He is unpretentious and warm。 His suggestions are not new ideas but old ideas put forth with a spirit of generosity and love。The book consists of a collection of short exhortations and suggestions punctuated by brief essays in which Sunim shares his personal experience with the topics at hand as well as those of friends and people who have turned to him。At first， I found the book simplistic but the more I read， the greater my enjoyment as well as the more open-minded I found myself becoming。 By the middle of the book， I was highlighting every other line and copying many of the short sections。Sunim， through his writings， is extremely likable and unassuming and so is his work。 It is the kind of book that you can read through or read in sections。 I know that I will turn to the applicable parts whenever I am struggling with a particular issue covered there。 。。。more
Le Mai
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Lại là tui đây và tiếp tục là nữa cuốn sách còn lại của đại đứa Hae Min。Nữa cuốn sau của cuoins sách sẽ dạy cho chúng ta cách làm thế nào để trao niềm tin， trao sự yêu thương。 Giúp chúng ta biết cách chấp nhận những điều không thể của chính bản thân mình và hãy hiểu cho người khác。 Có những việc dù chúng ta có dành hết 100% công sức ， thời gian， tiền bạc cũng không thể nào đạt đến được cái mà mình hằn mong。 Vậy hãy dừng lại và bắt đầu buôn bỏ， thay đổi một mục tiêu khác bời vì nó đôi khi thực ra Lại là tui đây và tiếp tục là nữa cuốn sách còn lại của đại đứa Hae Min。Nữa cuốn sau của cuoins sách sẽ dạy cho chúng ta cách làm thế nào để trao niềm tin， trao sự yêu thương。 Giúp chúng ta biết cách chấp nhận những điều không thể của chính bản thân mình và hãy hiểu cho người khác。 Có những việc dù chúng ta có dành hết 100% công sức ， thời gian， tiền bạc cũng không thể nào đạt đến được cái mà mình hằn mong。 Vậy hãy dừng lại và bắt đầu buôn bỏ， thay đổi một mục tiêu khác bời vì nó đôi khi thực ra không dành cho chính mình rồi。 Biết chấp nhận những nổi buồn của mình， sự cô đơn， đau khổ trong chính con người ta vì vốn dĩ không gì là hoàn hảo cả。 Bạn cố theo đuổi một cái gì đó hoàn hảo thì đến một lúc nào đó khi bạn theo đuổi được thì sẽ lại tiếp tục bạn sẽ thấy những thứ khác không hoàn hảo thôi cứ như vậy có khi lại thành ra bệnh。 Khi nào mệt quá hãy dành ra cho chính bản thân mình moitj ngày nghỉ ngơi thật sự， một sự lười biếng thật sự ai nói sao cũng được mình thoải mái trong chính tâm hồn mình là quan trọng nhất ， vì bạn càng giỏi một việc gì thì trong chính việc đó cũng có những thứ làm bạn chán ghét， bởi có người thương bạn thì cũng sẽ có người ghét bạn cũng như những người nổi tiếng mà thôi ， người càng nổi tiếng thì sẽ có anti fan thôi， vậy nên không nên cố chấp là gì， không nên cưỡng cầu。Nhìn chunng thì cuốn sách chủ yếu là phần văn tự sự từ chính câu chuyện của đại đức Hae Min và người rút ra các bài học sâu sắc giúp cho chúng ta， những bạn đọc có cái nhìn khái quát hơn về những khía cạnh khác của các sự việc。 Nhìn nhận được sâu bên trong của mình thực sự cần gì， mong muốn điều gì， cần buôn bỏ những gì。 Bởi:“Chúng ta sinh ra đã là một điều tốt đẹp rôi。 “ 。。。more
lexythebookworm_
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3。5 ⭐️
Ajeng Permata
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