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  • 2024

How to let things go

99 tips from a Zen Buddhist monk to relinquish control and free yourself up for what matters

Shunmyo Masuno

Allison Markin Powell, Shunmyō Masuno

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"Feeling overwhelmed? Step away from life's demands and free yourself up for what matters with this succinct and sensible guide. Amid the relentless cycle of news, social media, emails, and texts, it can be hard to know when, if ever, you can take a break from everything clamoring for your attention. The internationally bestselling Buddhist monk Shunmyo Masuno offers a radical message: You can leave it all be, and, indeed, sometimes the best thing you can learn is how to do nothing. How to Let Things Go will teach you to: Lesson #2: Give people space -- being caring and being nosy are not the same thing. Lesson #19: Let a relationship come to an end rather than force it. Lesson #40: Think of letting things go not as throwing them away but as setting them free. Lesson #75: Make decisions in the light of the morning -- don't rush into them. Lesson #90: Slow down and take more breaks. With these and ninety-four other practical tips, you can abandon the futile pursuit of trying to control everything and discover the key to a fulfilling social life; individual well-being; and a calmer, more focused mind"--Back cover.

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Title Statement How to let things go: 99 tips from a Zen Buddhist monk to relinquish control and free yourself up for what matters / Shunmyo Masuno ; translated by Allison Markin Powell.
Author Masuno, Shunmyo
Additional Contributors Powell, Allison Markin
Masuno, Shunmyō
Publication New York: Penguin Life,[2024]©2024
Extent of Item xiii, 207 pages ;
ISBN 9780143138136 (hardcover)
Other Number pr07669212
General Notes "Originally published in Japanese as Houtte oku chikara by Mikasa-Shobo Publishers Co., Ltd., Tokyo"--Title page verso.
Languages Translated from the Japanese.
Summary "Feeling overwhelmed? Step away from life's demands and free yourself up for what matters with this succinct and sensible guide. Amid the relentless cycle of news, social media, emails, and texts, it can be hard to know when, if ever, you can take a break from everything clamoring for your attention. The internationally bestselling Buddhist monk Shunmyo Masuno offers a radical message: You can leave it all be, and, indeed, sometimes the best thing you can learn is how to do nothing. How to Let Things Go will teach you to: Lesson #2: Give people space -- being caring and being nosy are not the same thing. Lesson #19: Let a relationship come to an end rather than force it. Lesson #40: Think of letting things go not as throwing them away but as setting them free. Lesson #75: Make decisions in the light of the morning -- don't rush into them. Lesson #90: Slow down and take more breaks. With these and ninety-four other practical tips, you can abandon the futile pursuit of trying to control everything and discover the key to a fulfilling social life; individual well-being; and a calmer, more focused mind"--Back cover.
Subjects & Genres
By Topic Conduct of life
Spiritual life--Zen Buddhism
Worry--Religious aspects--Buddhism
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