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Kokoro
- Japanese Wisdom for a Life Well Lived
- Narrated by: Beth Kempton
- Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
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Summary
One year. Two devastating losses. Three sacred Japanese mountains. A major life transition, a heart full of grief and a revelation that changes everything.
Join Japanologist Beth Kempton on a pilgrimage through rural Japan in search of answers to some of life's biggest questions: How do we find calm in the chaos and beauty in the darkness? How do we let go of the past and stop worrying about the future? What can an awareness of impermanence teach us about living well?
Together you will journey to the deep north of Japan, hike ancient forests, watch the moon rise over mountains of myth and encounter a host of wise teachers along the way - Noh actors, chefs, taxi drivers, coffee shop owners, poets, philosophers and the spirits that inhabit the land. You will contemplate the true nature of time at one of the world's strictest Zen temples and nothing will be quite the same again.
This book is an invitation to cultivate stillness and contentment in an ever-changing, uncertain world. It all begins with the kokoro, a profound Japanese term which represents the intelligent heart, the feeling mind and the embodied spirit of every human being.
To explore the kokoro is to explore the very essence of what it means to be human in this tough yet devastatingly beautiful world. When you learn to live guided by the light in your kokoro, everything changes, and anything is possible.
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- Sue
- 26-04-24
Wholeheartedly, heartfelt, new way of being
Kokoro touched my soul, the vulnerability of the writing is tender and so relatable, listening to Beth narrate her book made it even more special. So much wisdom that we can bring into a better way of living in our fast paced world and what is truly important.
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- Julia
- 11-04-24
One to have in your library
I didn’t want my journey to end, as I had started listening to this in the car.
A calm and thoughtful look at grief and life. Soul searching that will resonate with many.
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- Katie Reeve-Arnold
- 12-04-24
Blissful, with some resonating parallels.
Beautiful, poignant and uplifting. Your experience with this book, like in life, will be what you make it - let it make you.
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- Carokai
- 05-04-24
Stunning !!
I have known of Beth ever since taking one of her earliest courses. Have read all of her books and been consistently inspired by the life she has carved out for herself and her teachings.
Hence, when she told us her new book was on the horizon I pre-ordered and excitedly waited for publication day.
What I could never have anticipated was what a stunning and moving book this would be.
I knew a little of the grief that she had recently experienced and expected that she would have handled it with love, empathy and personal strength. But I am utterly bowled over.
I have never heard such an open hearted, honest and moving description of the emotions we experience following deep loss. Nor, an understanding of how often such a loss can cause us to dig deep, examine the life we are living and make fundamental changes.
Beth brought me to tears, many times in this profound book and having listened to it twice already, I recognise that maybe the lessons of bereavement never end.
I loved the focus of Kokoro and have spent the last two days considering this aspect of my own life. So much to think about.
Thank you Beth, for sharing your last 16 months, for the deeply honest descriptions of the emotional turmoil you experienced during that time, for letting us glimpse the loving way in which you supported your Mother during the final weeks of her life and how you are now living through the transition that follows.
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- Kelly
- 28-04-24
Utterly compelling
You’ve transported me back to Japan and made me even more grateful for a wonderful visit to a mesmerising country with remarkable people. Thank you.
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- Lisa
- 28-04-24
Listen to your heart voice
A beautiful piece of writing, written and narrated by Beth Kempton. She has a lovely calming voice, and tells her story with love and emotion.After the loss of her friend and her mother, she searches for the true meaning of Kokoro, ‘a Life well Lived’, in three spiritual mountains in Japan.
I truly adored listening to this book, and will live my life fully, by listening to my heart voice, everyday that follows.
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