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Rather than fight our feelings, we should honor them by allowing them to be there and witnessing how their energy moves inside us. Does it manifest as a flushed face, muscle tension, or elevated heartbeat? Without identifying with the emotions, observe them in a detached yet caring way. Like a mother looking at her child, we can observe our emotions attentively and compassionately. Susan Cain, New York Times bestselling author of Quiet: “The world could surely use a little more love, a little more compassion, and a little more wisdom. In Love for Imperfect Things, Haemin Sunim shows us how to cultivate all three, and to find beauty in the most imperfect of things–including your very own self.” It is difficult to describe the enlightened mind in words, but it is free of thoughts and feels silent, peaceful, transparent, free, alive, weightless, limitless, and indestructible. It exists in its fullness, not only inside the body but also in the outside universe, as one seamless, undivided consciousness. It also has the quality of knowing. Every time we know something, it is with this quality of the enlightened mind; it is not something mystical or out of this world. The enlightened mind exists so closely to us that we have overlooked it all of our lives. Pikiran seseorang akan berada di masa kini selama ia fokus pada hal yang, secara fisik, berada di dekatnya, dan sepertinya tak ada yang lebih dekat ketimbang nafas.Sunim . . . writes with an inviting and gentle voice that is akin to a warm embrace. . . . Although many self-help books preach triumphal purpose-seeking, Sunim astonishes by saying, ‘I don’t think life has something grand in store for me.’ . . . The book is worth repeated readings on a commuter train, at bedtime, or as part of a morning routine.”— Booklist

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A real treasure. It teaches us that compassion is at the heart of healing . . . starting with ourselves. I highly recommend this book.”— Christiane Northrup, MD, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom Love for Imperfect Things is Haemin Sunim’s second book. In it, he shares his wisdom on self-love and acceptance. The book is full of beautiful insights that can help readers to find their own way in life.

The Buddha, somewhat rebelliously, declared that, instead of a god or guru, the starting point of our path to awakening is our very own imperfections. I’m so happy to see Haemin Sunim giving fresh voice to practices that help us befriend ourselves, so that we can become our own best caregivers.”— Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, author of Emotional Rescue and Rebel Buddha Cocok dengan buku pertamanya, The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down, aku memutuskan untuk membaca yang kedua. Selain itu, aku juga baru selesai membaca buku Brene Brown yang berjudul The Gifts of Imperfection. Rasanya masih saling berhubungan sebab membahas tentang menerima keberadaan diri alias self-love