Love for Imperfect Things

A wonderful book * Mark Williams, co-author of 'Mindfulness: Finding Peace in a Frantic World' * A treasure! I don't have to be perfect? What incredible news. This book hit me like a ton of bricks and made many anxieties melt away * Neil Pasricha, New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Awesome and The Happiness Equation * A wonderful book . . . Zen teacher Haemin Sunim describes with great clarity the suffocating effect of perfectionism - how damaging it is to think your worth as a person is solely dependent on how you perform. Then, page by page, he shows you how to reclaim your freedom and your life * Mark Williams, co-author of 'Mindfulness: Finding Peace in a Frantic World' * Beautifully wise insights into how we're all perfectly imperfect. A masterclass in letting go. As soothing to my whirring 'must do better!' mind as slipping into a hot bath when I'm cold * Catherine Gray, author of The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober * Haemin writes beautifully and simply so these vital life lessons resonate easily and deeply * Miranda Hart * 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 * Susan Cain, author of Quiet * Heartwarming, calming and simple . . . filled with wisdom and powerful truths that will teach us to love ourselves first in order to transform our relationships with our loved ones * Hector Garcia, author of IKIGAI: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life *

Haemin Sunim is one of the most influential Zen Buddhist teachers and writers in the world. Born in South Korea and educated at Berkeley, Harvard and Princeton, he received formal monastic training in Korea and taught Buddhism at Hampshire College in Massachusetts. He has more than a million followers on Twitter (@haeminsunim) and Facebook and lives in Seoul when not traveling to share his teachings. In Korea, The Things You Can See sold more than three million copies and spent 41 weeks at Number One. Love For Imperfect Things was Sunday Times Top 10 Bestseller.