Book - The Taste of Imperfect Things

"First, be good to yourself, and then to others.»When a friend gave me this advice, it was a revelation to me.Faced with the stress of our hectic lives, many of us withdraw or ignore problems, potentially increasing our anxiety. Others respond by working harder at the office, at school, at home, hoping that these efforts will make them happier and please the people they love.What if all it took was just being yourself?To accept oneself with one’s faults, one’s weaknesses, one’s imperfections? When we treat ourselves with kindness, empathy, and forgiveness, we learn to approach others in the same way.And we then allow ourselves to form much more beautiful relationships.Haemin Sunim, a reference in Zen Buddhism, returns, full of poetry, with a new mantra: to live in harmony with the world around you, learn to love yourself.