BETH KEMPTON

It is with reverence and gratitude for the lessons of the past five years that I introduce my new book, KOKORO: Japanese wisdom for a life well lived, a meditation on impermanence, a deeply personal honouring of grief, and a companion for navigating major changes at any time of life.

One year. Two devastating losses. Three sacred Japanese mountains. A major life transition, a heart full of grief and a revelation that changes everything.

Friends, the follow up to WABI SABI is finally here. Join me on a journey to the deep north of Japan, where together we will 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. We will contemplate the true nature of time at one of the world’s strictest Zen temples and nothing will be quite the same again.

We will go in search of answers to some of life’s most insistent 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?

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.

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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.

Get your copy at Waterstones / Amazon / Barnes & Noble / Bookshop.org or any good independent bookshop.

How will you make the most of your precious life?

For anyone who ordered Kokoro between August 30 and September 30 and input your details into the short form that was previously on this page…

(1) You should have received an email on October 1 explaining how to access Autumn Light. If you did not receive this please send an email to [email protected] and we will assist you.

(2) The giveaway winner will be announced on my Instagram @bethkempton on Thursday 3 October, 2024.

Thank you so much for your order! I hope Kokoro resonates deeply.

Beth Xx

 

Photos @ Holly Bobbins Photography