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Book Signing- Jin Young Lim The Dao of Flow
Sunday, May 18 3:00 PM
Chaucer’s Books (3321 State Street, 805-682-6787) hosts Jin Young Lim for a book talk and signing of The Dao of Flow: A Journey to Discover the Ancient Wisdom of Water.
Description
Jin Young Lim was studying ancient philosophy when he delved into a philosophical investigation of his life to date – from his humanitarian work in Fukushima to studying in Tokyo, becoming a yoga teacher and Taijiquan instructor, and co-founding a non-profit in the Himalayas before moving to Beijing as a Schwarzman Scholar.
Along the way, Jin Young met scholars, teachers, artists, philosophers, farmers, social workers, and spiritual leaders. In this book, he weaves classical texts into his experiences with Daoism and Zen, martial arts, tea, agriculture, conservation, art, history, geography, politics, and social economics. He captures his physical, intellectual, and spiritual journey in a series of incisive reflections, vignettes, and anecdotes that make it accessible in simple terms. Through these stories, Jin Young constructs a philosophical framework of Daoist principles that he calls ‘The Dao of Flow’ — a way of continuous transformation based on embodying, flowing, and regulating water. These same three principles recurred as patterns in the lives of his role models or ‘walking flowers’ – those who ‘walk the flow’ and do so beautifully and naturally like flowers. This book is an invitation to discover the wisdom of water and provides readers with a novel spiritual map to deeper harmony with oneself and the world.
About the Author
Jin Young Lim is a PhD student in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies at UC Santa Barbara. Previously, he was a Schwarzman Scholar at Tsinghua University and worked as a Program Coordinator at the Berggruen Institute’s China Center. He is a co-founder of Spawo Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to nurturing holistic education, sustainability, health and wellness, and culture in Ladakh, India. Jin Young completed his undergraduate degrees in liberal arts and international politics from Waseda University and Peking University. He leads annual mindfulness-based expeditions to the Himalayas and engages in various contemplative practices throughout his life. During his free time, he moonlights as a writer, teaches Taijiquan (Tai Chi), and loves fostering conversations over a Pu’er tea ceremony. Jin Young Lim hails from Penang, Malaysia.