The Book of Ichigo Ichie: The Art of Making the Most of Every Moment, the Japanese Way
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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。 In The Book of Ichigo Ichie， you will learn to。。。
* appreciate the beauty of the fleeting， the way the Japanese celebrate the cherry blossoms for two weeks every April， knowing they'll have to wait a whole year to see them again;
* use all five senses to anchor yourself in the present， helping you to let go of fear， sadness， anger， and other negative emotions fueled by fixating on the past or the future;
* be alert to the magic of coincidences， which help us find meaning among the disconnected events of our lives;
* use ichigo ichie to help you discover your ikigai， or life's purpose--because it's only by learning to be present， to be tuned into what catches your attention and excites you in the moment， that you can identify what it is that most motivates you and brings you happiness。
Every one of us contains a key that can open the door to attention， harmony with others， and love of life。 And that key is ichigo ichie。
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。 In The Book of Ichigo Ichie， you will learn to。。。
* appreciate the beauty of the fleeting， the way the Japanese celebrate the cherry blossoms for two weeks every April， knowing they'll have to wait a whole year to see them again;
* use all five senses to anchor yourself in the present， helping you to let go of fear， sadness， anger， and other negative emotions fueled by fixating on the past or the future;
* be alert to the magic of coincidences， which help us find meaning among the disconnected events of our lives;
* use ichigo ichie to help you discover your ikigai， or life's purpose--because it's only by learning to be present， to be tuned into what catches your attention and excites you in the moment， that you can identify what it is that most motivates you and brings you happiness。
Every one of us contains a key that can open the door to attention， harmony with others， and love of life。 And that key is ichigo ichie。
Reviews
Yvette Shore
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A good reminderWhen I read about ichigo and ichie， it made me think of my friends and family who had had life threatening illnesses and how this had changed their outlook on life。 It’s as simple as this - learning to appreciate every moment。
Bogdan Enache
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The book Captures the essence of " carpe diem" in a japanese way。 Has strong arguments about why you should live in the "present " based on the basic emotions。 All the examples related to the tea ceremony made me want to try it。 The book Captures the essence of " carpe diem" in a japanese way。 Has strong arguments about why you should live in the "present " based on the basic emotions。 All the examples related to the tea ceremony made me want to try it。 。。。more
Bharati Kadu
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It is a very calm soothing read like truly Japanese culture。 This book is all about being in the Present and as we all know that it's very rare for us to be in the moment and living it。 This book does provide some methods for being in the present and how it is helpful for us。 It is a very calm soothing read like truly Japanese culture。 This book is all about being in the Present and as we all know that it's very rare for us to be in the moment and living it。 This book does provide some methods for being in the present and how it is helpful for us。 。。。more
ananya
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i was gifted this and let me just say。。self help books are not my thing
Aishwarya
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Such an amazing book。 This reminds us not to dwell in the past or the future stay in the present。"Ichigo Ichie" Such an amazing book。 This reminds us not to dwell in the past or the future stay in the present。"Ichigo Ichie" 。。。more
M。
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Bardzo przystępny poradnik na temat życia według pięknej， japońskiej filozofii， według której żadne wydarzenie w naszym życiu już się nie powtórzy， więc warto czerpać radość nawet z prozaicznych aspektów naszej codzienności。 Książka jest podzielona na krótkie， treściwe rozdziały。 Nie jest przegadana， jednak mnie w stu procentach nasyciła。 Jest pozbawiona zbędnych słów， co jest ogromnym plusem lektury。 Wszelkie naukowe terminy nawiązujące do japońskiej kultury są wytłumaczone， przez co trudno nap Bardzo przystępny poradnik na temat życia według pięknej， japońskiej filozofii， według której żadne wydarzenie w naszym życiu już się nie powtórzy， więc warto czerpać radość nawet z prozaicznych aspektów naszej codzienności。 Książka jest podzielona na krótkie， treściwe rozdziały。 Nie jest przegadana， jednak mnie w stu procentach nasyciła。 Jest pozbawiona zbędnych słów， co jest ogromnym plusem lektury。 Wszelkie naukowe terminy nawiązujące do japońskiej kultury są wytłumaczone， przez co trudno napotkać jakikolwiek element nieścisłości。Uważam， że można z tej pozycji wyciągnąć wiele cennych lekcji。 Niektóre z nich wymagają trochę czasu i pracy nad sobą， jednak zdecydowana większość jest na wyciągnięcie naszej ręki。 Ichigo ichie！ 。。。more
Susan Raiser
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Loved this book。
Candice Arco
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An eye-opener。 This is probably going to top my list for now。
Semajj Semajj
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ดีโครต ๆ อ่านเพลิน ๆ หนังสือเล่มเล็ก อ่านง่าย แต่แฝงแนวคิดที่รื่นรมย์
Karen
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Interesting concept。 Uplifting book。
Hema Thorat
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It's very inspiring book 。。I really enjoyed reading it & started implementing the philosophy of zen 。。enjoying each moment in its full wholeheartedly is amazing practice 。。 success is bound to come if one starts doing Ichigo ichie。 It's very inspiring book 。。I really enjoyed reading it & started implementing the philosophy of zen 。。enjoying each moment in its full wholeheartedly is amazing practice 。。 success is bound to come if one starts doing Ichigo ichie。 。。。more
Paula
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I'm always on the look out for books that help me to think about/perceive life and experience in new and more thoughtful ways。 This book is a perfect addition to my collection。 Ichigo Ichie translated from Japanese is "In this moment， an opportunity"- meaning that "everything we experience is a unique treasure that will never be repeated in the same way again"。 We will never have the exact same date with a love， a hike in the woods， a day at the beach， or meeting with friends。 Each presents its I'm always on the look out for books that help me to think about/perceive life and experience in new and more thoughtful ways。 This book is a perfect addition to my collection。 Ichigo Ichie translated from Japanese is "In this moment， an opportunity"- meaning that "everything we experience is a unique treasure that will never be repeated in the same way again"。 We will never have the exact same date with a love， a hike in the woods， a day at the beach， or meeting with friends。 Each presents its own unique experience that we can appreciate and savor。 What a wonderful way to make the most of every moment。 I'm going to revisit this one， and probably create a sketchnote or two with my takeaways。 LOVE IT。 。。。more
Debra J。 Nordyke
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Inspiring！Well written， articulate and to the point。 Not surrounded with a lot of fluff。 It truly makes you reevaluate the daily things in life that are important！
Terguunjargal Jane
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Унших Явцад одоо дээрээ төвлөрөх нь хүртэл чаленж болж байлаа。 Бодит байдал чамд таалагдахгүй бол өөрийнхөө хүссэн бодит байдлыг бүтээж болно。 Түүний тулд юугаа өөрчлөх хэрэгтэй вэ？ гэхлээр， бодлоо өөрчлөх хэрэгтэй。 Бодлоо яг одоо дээрээ төвлөрүүлэх буюу тухайн цаг хугацаанд хийж байгаа зүйл л энэ ертөнц дээрх хамгийн чухал зүйл гэж сэтгэх тэр майндсэтээс тухайн цаг хугацаанд хийж байгаа зүйлийн үр дүн， шалтгаална。 Хором мөч бүрийг хайрламаар。 Гэхдээ түүнийг яг зөв， бодитойгоор хайрламаар сэтгэг Унших Явцад одоо дээрээ төвлөрөх нь хүртэл чаленж болж байлаа。 Бодит байдал чамд таалагдахгүй бол өөрийнхөө хүссэн бодит байдлыг бүтээж болно。 Түүний тулд юугаа өөрчлөх хэрэгтэй вэ？ гэхлээр， бодлоо өөрчлөх хэрэгтэй。 Бодлоо яг одоо дээрээ төвлөрүүлэх буюу тухайн цаг хугацаанд хийж байгаа зүйл л энэ ертөнц дээрх хамгийн чухал зүйл гэж сэтгэх тэр майндсэтээс тухайн цаг хугацаанд хийж байгаа зүйлийн үр дүн， шалтгаална。 Хором мөч бүрийг хайрламаар。 Гэхдээ түүнийг яг зөв， бодитойгоор хайрламаар сэтгэгдэл төрлөө。 Амьдралд сэтгэлээсээ хандах энгийн ухааныг маш гоё цэгцтэйгээр оновчлон тайлбарлажээ。 Сэтгэлд хүрлээ。 Маш их баярлалаа。 。。。more
Antara Vinayachandran
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Ichigo Ichie - that this exact moment where I’m typing thee words into Goodreads， and smiling， this exact moment will never come back。 That there’s beauty in impermanence， and therefore why not just be fully in this moment。 Carpe diem is the closest Latin， and by relation English， expression of Ichigo Ichie。 But what made Ichigo Ichie come alive for me was in the way that Garcia and Miralles have explained it。 Never preachy， but lots of ideas， ways to be “Ichigo Ichie。” So much of the book reson Ichigo Ichie - that this exact moment where I’m typing thee words into Goodreads， and smiling， this exact moment will never come back。 That there’s beauty in impermanence， and therefore why not just be fully in this moment。 Carpe diem is the closest Latin， and by relation English， expression of Ichigo Ichie。 But what made Ichigo Ichie come alive for me was in the way that Garcia and Miralles have explained it。 Never preachy， but lots of ideas， ways to be “Ichigo Ichie。” So much of the book resonated deeply， but if I had to share one thing that really came home to me， it was “you are not your thoughts。” A part of the mindfulness and meditation that drive Ichigo Ichie， is to allow every thought into the mind， without getting attached to it。 Without fighting it。 Thoughts may be good， bad， embarrassing， joyful， and the way to deal with this variety of thought is to remember that “you are not your thoughts” :-） Ichigo Ichie。 Easy read， packed with insight。 。。。more
Thu An Huynh
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mua vì bìa sách đẹp và mình thích triết lý này trong văn hóa Nhật Bản :）） nội dung tổng quát là về lối sống chánh niệm， sống trong hiện tại， với giọng văn nhẹ nhàng và dễ hiểu; thích hợp đọc bên một tách trà chiều hoặc đọc chill chill cuối tuần để thảnh thơi tâm hồn。 nội dung sách không mới và đột phá lắm， tuy nhiên đọc để suy ngẫm và nhắc nhở bản thân mình luôn grounding trong thế giới đầy hỗn loạn này cũng là một ý tưởng không tồi。 nếu bạn thích một quyển sách đẹp cả bìa và trình bày bên trong mua vì bìa sách đẹp và mình thích triết lý này trong văn hóa Nhật Bản :）） nội dung tổng quát là về lối sống chánh niệm， sống trong hiện tại， với giọng văn nhẹ nhàng và dễ hiểu; thích hợp đọc bên một tách trà chiều hoặc đọc chill chill cuối tuần để thảnh thơi tâm hồn。 nội dung sách không mới và đột phá lắm， tuy nhiên đọc để suy ngẫm và nhắc nhở bản thân mình luôn grounding trong thế giới đầy hỗn loạn này cũng là một ý tưởng không tồi。 nếu bạn thích một quyển sách đẹp cả bìa và trình bày bên trong và nội dung cũng nghệ nghệ thì không nên bỏ qua đâu nha 。。。more
althea
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ichigo ichie。the past had existed， the future has not。 it's an infinite present， ichigo ichie。the past had existed， the future has not。 it's an infinite present， 。。。more
Ahsan Mohamed
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Amazing
Sheila Balsamo
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I love this book！ It's so light， easy to understand and inspiring to translate into action。 :） I love this book！ It's so light， easy to understand and inspiring to translate into action。 :） 。。。more
Dan Burt
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4。25 stars。
Yuen Tan
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Beautiful book about zen in life。 I wasn’t sure I will like this much but this book did go a bit deeper into the zen philosophy about keeping things simple， living in the presence and seizing the moments。 Destiny depends on a moment。 Carper diem！ Also， thru the book appreciate the concept of “mono no aware” or the nostalgia and sadness caused by impermanence of and all things that exist。 Make a good book to read to quiet down your mind - read It slowly if you can。
JotEm
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Ankita Shah
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This moment will never be repeated！ The book has a strong subject of making reader aware about the fact that "Everything we experience， is a unique treasure that will never be repeated in the same way again"。 And after giving it a thought， I felt it is so obvious but something I never looked at that way。 The book also has various ways we can impart Ichigo Ichie in our lives。 The another thought I loved is - "Pain is inevitable， Suffering is optional"Japanese language has many beautiful words and This moment will never be repeated！ The book has a strong subject of making reader aware about the fact that "Everything we experience， is a unique treasure that will never be repeated in the same way again"。 And after giving it a thought， I felt it is so obvious but something I never looked at that way。 The book also has various ways we can impart Ichigo Ichie in our lives。 The another thought I loved is - "Pain is inevitable， Suffering is optional"Japanese language has many beautiful words and meaning of those words is very well explained。 It was a nice quick read。 。。。more
Rick Yvanovich
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I thought this was a good companion to ikigai and I read this as I read the authors previous book on ikigai。I like how it all ties together and also introduces multiple other concepts。Maybe I'm a bit late joining the bandwagon of western thought being hyped up about multiple Japanese thoughts， but its still a great journey and I feel some resonance。There are additional concepts that need further research and I'll be looking at more of these authors books to read。 I thought this was a good companion to ikigai and I read this as I read the authors previous book on ikigai。I like how it all ties together and also introduces multiple other concepts。Maybe I'm a bit late joining the bandwagon of western thought being hyped up about multiple Japanese thoughts， but its still a great journey and I feel some resonance。There are additional concepts that need further research and I'll be looking at more of these authors books to read。 。。。more
Jhenifer
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Cuando cierres este libro， abrirás la vida， donde te esperan muchos momentos inolvidables。 ¡Ichigo-Ichie！
Tegshee
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I miss Japan！
Vatsala Tibrewalla
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Easy read， simple life altering practices
Quinty
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*2，5 STARS*
Irene
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Una collezione di citazioni e riferimenti ad altre opere e autori。 Non mi è piaciuto piaciuto particolarmente e non lo consiglierei。
Anna Letitia Cook
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