In the past year, through continuous exploration and practice of minimalist lifestyle, my heart has become more and more abundant, and my life has become more and more simple. I think minimalist is a long practice, a journey about washing. Spiritual practice.
In the past few years, I have repeatedly read a large number of books about minimalist life. Here are 5 books that have inspired me:
01 "Break. Give Up. Separation"
This book is very familiar to everyone. , written by Japanese Yamashita Eiko .
At the beginning of this book, the author explains the concept of "cutting off", which means to cut off things that you want to buy home but don't actually need, get rid of unwanted rags at home, and get rid of the obsession with material things.
Starting from this year, I have really practiced giving up. From buying and buying clothes in the past, I only bought 500 yuan of clothes this year. Starting from losing one thing every day, I lost a lot of things one after another, including idle machines, sofas, and washing machines.
In the book "Duan Sheli", he also introduced many methods of "Duan Sheli", including rule of thirds, 1 OUT 1 IN, 7.5.1 method and other methods.
What I use most is the 1OUT 1 IN method, that is, buy one and throw away one, such as shoes, socks and other items, control the total amount, buy one and throw one away, and classify the items through the third rule. You can study these methods carefully. And put it into practice.
The first step in living a minimalist life is to stop giving up, so the first book I recommend is "Detaching from Giving Up" by Eiko Yamashita.
02 Minimalist Life
The second book I recommend is "Minimalist Life: Living Simple and Beautifully" written by Mayumi Arikawa from Japan.
She believes: Owning items is equivalent to spending energy on items. The fewer things, the more leisurely you will live.
She gave three suggestions for items: Don’t buy more, throw them away boldly, and store them wisely.
This year is the year in which I have purchased the fewest things, and it is also the first year that I have practiced item management. I like to record the source, purchase time, and loss time of each item.
Since he started practicing item management, he has become more cautious about shopping, because buying one item adds a bit of management energy.
In the second half of this book, the author combines his own practice and introduces many operation guides for living a minimalist lifestyle, which is of great reference value.
03 "The Power of Minimalism"
The third book is "The Power of Minimalism" written by Ono.
In this book, she believes that in order to live a minimalist life, you must first learn to "not hold on" and "let go".
An ancient Chinese said: We must serve things, rather than be controlled by them. We must have a "non-possession" attitude toward things. As the author said:
Do not hold items that exceed your management capabilities;
Do not hold items that are not memorable;
Do not hold items that cannot be returned to nature or are inconsistent with your own life style.
Therefore, for me, luxury goods will become useless after many years. It is a pity to lose them, so I simply don’t buy them.
My principle in purchasing items is that I can be willing to throw them away in the next few years.
04 "Zen and Minimalist Life"
The fourth book I recommend is "Zen and Minimalist Life" written by Japanese Zen master Toshiaki Masano .
He believes: Zen and minimalism have a lot in common. Zen and minimalism are not about fighting against material things, but about looking at things rationally and living a less but better life through rectification and arrangement.
We know that Zen monks are true practitioners of minimalist life. Based on his own practice, Toshiaki Masano gave us a lot of good advice, including leaving blank space, wiping the floor with a rag, emptying clutter, cherishing things and loving people, and working to the fullest. Simple, occasionally vegetarian, etc.
Zen life is a minimalist life, and a minimalist life is a minimalist life. This book has given me a lot of inspiration, and I have continued to practice many of his suggestions, including cherishing things and re-skinning clothes. Mend it.
05 " Walden "
The fifth book is "Walden" by Thoreau .
Strictly speaking, this is not a book about minimalist life, but after reading this book, it made me seriously think about our relationship with things!
Walden Pond is what the American writer Thoreau thought when he lived alone in a cabin at Walden Pond for two years.
He expresses a point of view throughout the book: each of us does not need much, and the reason why some people live very tiredly is because of the expansion of their desires.
I like what he said very much: I am willing to plunge deeply into life, suck out the marrow of life, live a solid and simple life, cleanly eliminate all content that does not belong to life, and push life to the edge. , in its most basic form, simple, simple, and simpler.
After living a minimalist life for one year, my life has undergone earth-shaking changes. Materials are minimalist and spiritually rich. I focus more on reading, writing, and exercising!
The above are the 5 books I recommend about minimalist life, and I will encourage you to share them~
About the author: Gesang from Tibetan area, loves literature, likes to record, and is a Zen believer
