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Mono no aware

The gentle sadness of things passing, and the love of them anyway.

Origin: Heian-period Japan Coming soon

Mono no aware is the bittersweet awareness that everything we love is passing, and that this passing is itself part of what makes it loved. It is grief and gratitude collapsed into one feeling.

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What is Mono no aware?

Mono no aware is the bittersweet awareness that everything we love is passing, and that this passing is itself part of what makes it loved. It is grief and gratitude collapsed into one feeling.

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