{"product_id":"hojoki-a-clear-modern-translation-on-impermanence-living-small-and-letting-go","title":"Hojoki: A Clear Modern Translation—on Impermanence, Living Small, and Letting Go","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA clear, faithful modern English translation of a Japanese classic—now including the often-omitted final \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewaka\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHōjōki\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a brief thirteenth-century essay by the poet-monk \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKamo no Chōmei,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e written after he left the capital to live in a tiny hut. In Japan it is known as one of the three great classic essays.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChōmei looks steadily at a world in flux and asks what to keep and where to place the heart. With the design of a ten-foot-square portable hut and lucid prose, he records an early, vivid blueprint for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eliving small\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWithout hype or self-display, he sets down facts with a calm, clear hand—widening our field of view more than possessions can, and our inner room more than convenience can. It is a quiet, elegant guide to putting life in order.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis edition offers smooth contemporary English and a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003enew, balanced reading of the much-debated ending\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The finale is read not as a denial of the life that precedes it, but as a renewed act of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eself-discipline against attachment\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, after which the mind turns toward \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eunwavering light\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—a closing of hope and resolve.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books Prime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45914316538047,"sku":"c41ef8cb-4017-4997-8737-4a267c27560c","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0761\/7550\/7647\/files\/de004c88f1105808914dd8dc57435d52.jpg?v=1785056769","url":"https:\/\/books-prime.com\/products\/hojoki-a-clear-modern-translation-on-impermanence-living-small-and-letting-go","provider":"Books Prime","version":"1.0","type":"link"}