8 Japanese philosophies that will change your life:
Dan Go@CoachDanGo
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Mar 31, 2024
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8 Japanese philosophies that will change your life:
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1. Ikigai
This is a term for your reason of being.
Your ikigai is your lifes purpose. It’s what brings you joy and inspires you to get out of bed every day.
Contrary to popular belief it's not about professional accomplishment.
It's about finding your bliss.
This is a term for your reason of being.
Your ikigai is your lifes purpose. It’s what brings you joy and inspires you to get out of bed every day.
Contrary to popular belief it's not about professional accomplishment.
It's about finding your bliss.
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2. Gaman
This term is to be patient & calm during stressful times.
Gaman translates into enduring toughness and the unbearable with patience and dignity.
It teaches us not to lose ourselves no matter how bad things get.
This term is to be patient & calm during stressful times.
Gaman translates into enduring toughness and the unbearable with patience and dignity.
It teaches us not to lose ourselves no matter how bad things get.
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3. Kintsugi
It means, ‘to join with gold’.
Kintsugi is the art of putting broken pottery pieces back together with gold.
They use this as a metaphor for embracing your imperfections & always putting back together the pieces.
It means, ‘to join with gold’.
Kintsugi is the art of putting broken pottery pieces back together with gold.
They use this as a metaphor for embracing your imperfections & always putting back together the pieces.
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4. Oubaitori
This means never feeling the need to compare yourself to someone else.
It implies that each flower blooms in its own time and similarly, every individual has his own journey to embark on.
This means never feeling the need to compare yourself to someone else.
It implies that each flower blooms in its own time and similarly, every individual has his own journey to embark on.
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5. Hara Hachi Bu
It means to eat until you are eight parts (out of ten) full.
Instead of eating until you are stuffed aim to eat to 80% fullness.
This helps you avoid overeating and bloating while improving digestion.
It means to eat until you are eight parts (out of ten) full.
Instead of eating until you are stuffed aim to eat to 80% fullness.
This helps you avoid overeating and bloating while improving digestion.
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6. Shinrin-yoku
It is known as forest bathing and it's a practice for relaxation.
The method is to be calm & quiet amongst the trees observing nature around you while breathing deeply.
Doing this lowers stress, increases creativity, and improves well-being.
It is known as forest bathing and it's a practice for relaxation.
The method is to be calm & quiet amongst the trees observing nature around you while breathing deeply.
Doing this lowers stress, increases creativity, and improves well-being.
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7. Uketamo
The literal translation is “I humbly accept with an open heart.”
The sooner you can accept all the good & bad things life throws at you, the lighter you will feel.
Avoid waste time feeling sorry for yourself.
Instead, embrace your reality and deal with it.
The literal translation is “I humbly accept with an open heart.”
The sooner you can accept all the good & bad things life throws at you, the lighter you will feel.
Avoid waste time feeling sorry for yourself.
Instead, embrace your reality and deal with it.
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8. Kaizen
In Japanese the term is made of two words:
Kai meaning change. Zen meaning good.
It is about constant and never-ending improvement.
It urges that even small changes accumulate to impact your life in a big way.
In Japanese the term is made of two words:
Kai meaning change. Zen meaning good.
It is about constant and never-ending improvement.
It urges that even small changes accumulate to impact your life in a big way.
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The Japanese are known as some of the longest living & wisest people in the world.
Hope you found inspiration in these philosophies.
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