IKIGAI -Web research towards clarity across the overlapping topics

 

Context: I felt that a recent best seller book I read on Ikigai confused the core concept with many other overlapping topics. It also failed to expand the core topic. So, this web research was to understand the concept clearly in isolation and then appreciate its overlap with other topics.

My conclusion is that one does not need to go beyond the Venn diagram of Ikigai to appreciate the core concept here. I personally have worked on this diagram for the self for the last ten years, and have found it quite useful in self exploration and self realization. I was hoping to get into more depth on this topic Ikigai, and even after this web research, I would say that there is not much clarity beyond these four circles communicate.

However, I would understand the attempt by people to define a set of principles around Ikigai to make it more marketable.  Here again, I found different definitions of these principles, but I can be compassionate with those attempts. One particular definition of principles I rejected and not included here is the one with self referral, where one of the ten principles stated within Ikigai is to find one's Ikigai, this self referral is nonsensical, so I omitted.

The bonus I got in this effort is the awareness of total 16 Japanese principles, which I have listed at the end, by combining two slides. I am quite excited to explore these 16 principles together, and attempt to arrive at so called "Japanese Dharma" by overlapping these 16 principles together. Though such an effort may casue some confusion, it might lead to new clarities, who knows. This is a to do for me next. Anticipate a separate blog on this when I am done.

Bottom line: Ikigai definition is crisp. The overlap of explanations can not be helped out there. especially because the writers and readers seek maximum breakthru for one's well being!

Please see the collage of info given below, I collected from the net, mostly from Pinterest. You may have your own inspirations for self ahead!

Namasthe,

Nataraja Upadhya