Week 6 – “Wabi Sabi Love”, by Arielle Ford

Week 6 – “Wabi Sabi Love”, by Arielle Ford - 16.09.2013
 (I read the Portuguese translation)

“Wabi Sabi Love”, by Arielle Ford is a beautiful book on how to embrace ancient Japanese the philosophy of Wabi-Sabi and incorporate it into one’s relationships. Very insightful and full of valuable advice on interpersonal relatioships as well.

Ideally for couples who already have a good relationship and wish to make it even better. You’ll find exemples of real couples who used Wabi-Sabi to turn their conflicts into connection, and/or into something that would no longer be “The Elephant In The Room”. Regain the joy in your relationship. Wonderfull book.
IMPORTANT NOTE: if in a bad/dangerous relationship, this book is NOT the answer to your problems. Please seek apropriate/professional advice/help.

Arielle Ford – American writer

Wabi-sabi (侘寂?) represents a comprehensive Japanese world view or aesthetic centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection. The aesthetic is sometimes described as one of beauty that is “imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete”.[1] It is a concept derived from the Buddhist teaching of the three marks of existence (三法印 sanbōin?), specifically impermanence (無常 mujō?), the other two being suffering (苦 ku?) and emptiness or absence of self-nature (空 kū?).
Characteristics of the wabi-sabi aesthetic include asymmetry, asperity (roughness or irregularity), simplicity, economy, austerity, modesty, intimacy and appreciation of the ingenuous integrity of natural objects and processes.