The Zen aesthetic is unique and has a special appreciation for restraint, humility, asymmetry, imperfection, rusticity, and naturalness.
Zen aesthetics is unique And has a special appreciation for moderation Humility Symmetry Imperfection The rusticity And the naturalness This Allows you to enter more easily In the deep consciousness of emptiness Through this contemplation the genuine beauty of a small flower for example allows to be reflected in the inner emptiness provoking a transformation in our consciousness
The real flower appears When we enter it And not when we interpret it That's why they say Rejects third party intermediaries Always look for the most direct way The path that restored the real unity or inseparability that exists Between the subject And the object It is to go Through this natural mysticism Beyond perception and logic To see things that cannot be seen This essence can only be accessed Sharpening to the maximum our own sensibility The wabi sabi It is humble, genuine And it is intimately associated with the love for nature, which considers it sacred
Zen monasteries are in the forests
And the monks have always been devout admirers of nature
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The Haiku
The Zen aesthetic - Wabi Sabi -
The Koans
Benefits of Zen meditation practice
Calligraphy - Shodo -
Martial arts
Art and Zen - Sumi E -
Zen and its influence on the art of Japan
The Tea ceremony - Chado -