Simplicity: Way of the Ancients
Tracing the roots of modern minimalist life
By Andō
In ancient China and Japan, there was a way of life where simplicity was the main focus.
For some, it arose out of choice, for others, out of necessity, out of poverty. But a simple, attentive life is a rich life.
Zennists lived it, the Daoists lived it, long before the ter…