Essays in Idleness (Tsurezuregusa), written by the 14th-century Japanese monk Yoshida Kenkō around 1330–1332, is a masterpiece of medieval literature and a staple of the zuihitsu ("follow-the-brush") genre. This collection of 243 short, loosely connected vignettes captures profound reflections on impermanence, the beauty of solitude, and the appreciation of fleeting, mundane moments.

In this episode I narrate a few passages from the collection.

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