Lessons of Wabi-sabi & the Connection Between Minimalism

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If you haven't watched the previous wabi-sabi video:
What is wabi-sabi?
• What is wabi sabi?
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Books:
Wabi-Sabi for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers by Leonard Koren : amzn.to/3710yvU
Wabi Sabi: Japanese Wisdom for a Perfectly Imperfect Life by Bath Kempton: amzn.to/2Ur5tE4
These are the 5 lessons I've learned from wabi-sabi and there are some similarities between Minimalism and wabi-sabi.
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[@ElBoyoElectronico]

To me wabi-sabi is a feeling of kindness towards my own or other people's imperfections. As a psychologist this is an important trait to develop in my opinion. I am a huge fan of your channel.

[@CKSPACE]

Totally agree with you and empathy is an important skill that I'll love to develop. Glad to hear that from you, will continue to make more! Appreciate it!

[@HillVillageDragon]

For me, Wabi Sabi means finding the beauty in the imperfect. It’s an old, faded t-shirt. A slightly-burned, homemade dish. It’s that old desk passed down to you from your mother or grandmother. It’s appreciating what you have and looking at its dings and dents as masks of character, not blots to be removed or ignored.

[@WILD__THINGS]

The way I see it, wabi sabi and minimalism are connectable in that the more you embrace imperfections, the more you will be happy with what you have instead of constantly buying more and/or newer things. No, these shoes are not perfect, but they are good enough.

[@CKSPACE]

Well said and it’s beautiful

[@NoOneElse]

Having a very strong case of OCD, learning about this has already changed my life:) keep up with the great videos.

[@CKSPACE]

There's a lot we can learn from this ancient philosophy. Thanks for the support, will keep making more!

[@mmariokart231]

I really found this comment interesting because I also struggle with diagnosed Ocd that has deeply impacted my life and I find this also to be very helpful in dealing with uncertainty and compulsions to change the unpleasant feeling by embracing ambiguity and imperfection

[@igi90s]

Thank you for this! ❤️

[@freya5902]

Would you guys say you experienced a sort of emotional catharsis from philosophical realization from learning about wabi-sabi? I think there exist experiences which can change one's patterns fundamentally. Due to my own experiences I believe these experiences can come from coming across an idea or way of seeing that makes so much sense and seems so true and right that everything comes to a hault, or so it feels, and things start to change. I overcame obsessive-compulsive disorder through this way, by existential epiphane. Truth is in what wabi-sabi teaches, the truth of what beauty is.

[@Forever_Rayne]

I'd heard of 'Wabi Sabi' as a teen, but didn't pay it much mind. I was bit of a perfectionist, so I didn't realise how imperfections can be seen as beautiful and dismissed the idea as something that is not for me. As I grew older and started to accept that everything around me is imperfect, I realised that the desire for perfection, the need to do everything perfectly gave me a lot of anxiety and many times held me back from making that first step. I also realised that the flaws in something, including people, give them character and make them unique. I used to wish that I could preserve a beautiful moment, but there's serenity in accepting that things change and will continue changing. That it's okay that we are living in this moment, and it doesn't have to last. I don't know if I've understood the concept or the philosophy behind it better, but I'll look more into it and try to implement it in my life. I think it'll add to my life. Thank you for this video and your book recommendations.

[@VocalizeDesigns]

Really high quality cinematography. As always, love your stuff man.

[@CKSPACE]

Appreciate the support man, thanks!

[@astrorad2000]

Yes! Wabi Sabi is a lifelong process that is a path of discovery of self.

[@theronwolf3296]

Valuable concept. Things cannot remain static. An animal, a company, a nation, a culture, a religion--they can either be growing, or or shrinking/fading. Trying to stay the same state, the same size is as impossible as balancing on a knife edge. Sameness is inherently unstable.

[@naoura]

From what I have read, nobody can really explain Wabi Sabi. And interestingly enough, most of the books about Wabi Sabi seem to be written by westerners while Japanese themselves tend to all agree that they understand the concept of WS without being able to explain it. It seems to me that WS relates a lot with Chinese Taoism in the sense of letting things happen, accepting the concept of non-being, non-existence as the natural way of life and trying to cease the moment in an aesthetic point of view : and by ceasing the moment, I mean trying to find the beauty of it, cause after all, Wabi Sabi is still a quest of beauty, whatever we can find it for a second or one hour, that is still roughly what we are looking for. Also, the fact that WS has been used in the tea ceremony and by extension, in the designs of the tea rooms themselves is interesting in the way that long time ago, businesses were conducted in these very places, which brings me to question any business strategy purposes that could have been linked to WS. Anyway, just my thoughts. Thanks for your videos.

[@shreyansen1132]

totally. it also is reflective of the practices of buddhism and meditation.

[@EchoparkGuitarsUSA]

i learned this as a child and live it in my work,love,outlook and acceptance of our existence...

[@CKSPACE]

Thanks for the comment! Nice! It great to hear that from you

[@Kristina_in_Perspective]

Thank you very much for sharing! It's rare to find someone not just talking about the aesthetics part of wabi-sabi.

[@sulo3701]

Damn this video was good and chilling. It feels like all my worries are floating away to the clouds. Im gonna remember watching this video this night and trying out this kind of lifestyle

[@christianmcclelland9370]

so glad to have found your channel. i have been obsessed with similar materialistic goals in the past and have been reading about minimalism and wabi-sabi as well. really cool to see that you have followed a very similar path and have been able to make yourself happier

[@gabrielyap3047]

Amazing as always. Really liked how you took the time to find a footage to depict each description

[@CKSPACE]

Thanks man Gabriel! Appreciate it!

[@Faith1199]

Discovered your channel today, and watching all your videos, very inspiring! Thank you for making them.

[@user-sq1gk3fr4i]

Enjoyed this - thanks.

[@anodyne57]

Recommendation for future video: Explore the relationship to, and similarities between, the approach to life informed by the feeling of wabi-sabi and its viewpoint-to the way that the Buddha recommended we approach life. Many of the things you talk about here are of primary concern for anyone who wants to follow in the path of the Buddhist traditions, i.e.-impermanence, non-attachment, awareness of how things really are and seeing clearly.

[@shreyansen1132]

I'd love to see this!

[@00Shaiya00]

Thank you for curating an informational and reflective explanation of wabi-sabi. Your video has such a relaxed, cool aesthetic!

[@Jane_Moss]

I love this concept! Thank you for explaining it. Great videos. Keep em coming!

[@CKSPACE]

Happy that this video can help you some way or another! Will keep working hard on making more! Thanks!

[@Eren-yj6jx]

Great content!i definitely enjoy your content and it definitely resonates with what i am finding!always inspiring!

[@heatherbeadnell6786]

This is a beautiful video. Thank you.

[@brandonjuhasz]

beautiful video. Thanks.

[@chubbychops1000]

Thank you very much for this video.

[@kacperpelczarski17]

I really like the aesthetics of your videos, they are very calming

[@CKSPACE]

Glad that you enjoyed them! Thanks!

[@hybridviol]

great message

[@fertilevessel1271]

I love your wabi sabi videos

[@kia1391]

Great video!

[@MONICAALVAREZ-ow4vf]

I've just got back from Japan. I've found the first book that you mention. I'm so into that. I love it such a beautiful message, I want to learn more about it.

[@CKSPACE]

I'm happy to hear from you!

[@susanharkema2888]

Great video! You are wise beyond your years. ;) Enjoy the Wasabi Wabi Sabi...the spice of an ephemeral life!

[@CKSPACE]

Thanks Susan, you are too kind, i'm still trying to learn more!

[@darwincacdac2612]

I am grateful for sharing this video CK. A life changing piece! I am humbled to be your follower. Darwin from Mindanao, Philippines. Keep on inspiring people.

[@jeraldbaxter3532]

Thank you for this video

[@Christine-nj3kl]

You are a great gift .. thank for the explanation...

[@bhagyawijeratne1172]

This is a great concept. I too always liked imperfect things. For an example when I apply nail polish, I let it wear out eventually until it disappears. I love to see the patterns it creates while fading away, which I will never be able creat intentionally. I used to think this trait of me is weird. But now it makes so much sense. Thank you so much for this video. I am already a beginner minimalist and I'm going to embrace wabi sabi into my life now 💚

[@thinnthuzarhtet4823]

There has something I couldn't describe why I am so into your video. Don't lose your authenic vibe! I am learning from you 💛

[@CKSPACE]

Hi Thinn Thuzar Htet, I'm grateful to have your comment! I hope i can bring more value to you in the future.

[@mettemygind]

thanks for a very inspiring video !

[@CKSPACE]

Thanks for the comment, i'm glad that it's helpful

[@icopal]

Thank you. Nice message and vidéo. Greetings from France

[@CKSPACE]

Appreciate the support Hugo!

[@maggiemakingmusic]

Amazing!

[@1199gg]

playlists to watch

[@henrywasabi]

good one bro, i support it.

[@christomicic1]

Man, I know I said it yesterday on another video but your cinematography style is fantastic. What a beautiful video. This channel will blow up! Anyway to make a video for other videographers on your methods?

[@CKSPACE]

Thanks Chris, appreciate the nice comment. Will consider making a video about that.

[@senseiksan9721]

You nailed the wabi sabi thingi in some ways. For someone your age discovering the "Wabi Sabi"of things is remarkable. Some of us have experienced the wabi sabi of this n that without knowing where the feeling comes from or why one admires the imperfection of pottery works for example.....wabi sabi it is. Examples of such is plentiful in Japan.....I shall stop here or else it's endless.....TQ for the video.cheers

[@SwAgOnMyShLoNgBiTcH]

Really enjoyed this 2 part series. Can you recommend any specific books about Wabi-Sabi? I’d like to learn more about it. Keep up the awesome work!

[@CKSPACE]

Thanks for the support Eli. Both books mentioned in the video will be a good start. 1) Wabi-sabi for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers by Leonard Koren 2) Wabi Sabi by Beth Kempton. Leonard published another book “Wabi sabi: further thoughts” in 2015, haven’t get to read it but love to read that next.

[@yaronimus1]

Good video!

[@CKSPACE]

Thank you!

[@bmwvintageprincess]

Absolutely right

[@eamonn4677]

great vid :)

[@CKSPACE]

Thanks Eamonn!

[@bmwvintageprincess]

I read a book on Tao te ching from laote ze teaching. very nice book

[@descubridorperdido]

👏👏👏👏👏❤ Saludos desde Chile...

[@FemmeBleu]

It might mean that viewing our everyday life in a romantic way can ease the harshness of life and nature. Ultimately it helps lessen a lot of the self imposed stress about our mortality and the transience of everything.

[@shreyansen1132]

wabi sabi is a wonderful bridge towards ordinary buddhist wisdom and life orientation. check out "the heart of the buddha's teachings" by thich nhat hanh.

[@dianavangeles]

What’s the best book that you recommend about wabi sabi?

[@1199gg]

in the playlist, Na lista de reprodução, en la lista de reproducción

[@Labukh84]

What brushes are you using?

[@metrowolf7327]

if you can read Chinese or Japanese , you will find wabi sabi has nothing to do with imperfect, instead, it's about balance. you can find details in a book called Japan's eight aesthetic consciousnesses by Masayuki Kurokawa.

[@Pjpuglife]

I thought wasbi sabi was a brand of ice cream.

[@renzo6490]

Was that a little white dog that was pushed aside? 4:33?

[@minerbroEDI]

So sick

[@CKSPACE]

Thanks mate!

[@renzo6490]

In the ‘description ‘ the author of the book on Wabi Sabi is Bath Kempton. Do you mean BETH??

[@aziqaqilibrahim]

Is that a CCP boots we all just saw in the first second

[@weeztfikeone3599]

Aziq Aqil yes

[@PaliSuttas]

DID YOU JUST IMPLY (9:25) THAT A DOG IS AN UNNECESSARY THING? :(

[@bethechangeme2233]

Wabi Sabi is the intrinsic beauty of Gods creation. Humans try to make things perfect and in their efforts make them ugly. The nature that God created is beautiful in its imperfection and its only when we apply Gods principle, what our rational logical minds believe is chaotic design, that we truly see works of art as for instance we can see in Wabi Sabi pottery. When God came down and lived as a man 2,000 years ago he was crucified in order that we could have eternal life to enjoy his incredible creations forever. All we must do is repent of our sins and believe in Jesus and then we can enjoy Wabi Sabi forever :)

[@1dazaraza1]

What?

[@judylloyd7901]

Bethechange... God's* creation; God's* principles. God's creation can in no way be compared to the concept of wabi sabi, since His creation of the universe was perfect and complete, while wabi sabi celebrates imperfection and incompleteness.

[@balazsagnes9796]

I think you are a nice guy but you use minimalist and wabi Sabi for excuse. Because you you don't have money and power.

[@balazsagnes9796]

You don't look happy.

[@rosesinaustralia7587]

Great video!

[@CKSPACE]

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