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This haiku is a deep reflection on the truth of reality, which is by nature transient and fleeting. When we are unable to accept this truth we become distressed. However, recognition of this truth could at least bring a sense of poignancy to all of us human beings, who inevitably experience and witness it. There is even an aesthetic of this
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Wabi-sabi is a Japanese concept that shows us the beauty of the fleeting, changeable, and imperfect nature of the world around us. Instead of searching for beauty in perfection, we should look for it in things that are flawed, incomplete.
Francesc Miralles • Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life
Today’s Pill #210: “Flowers are only flowers because they fall”
WABI SABI is in many ways like the bittersweet taste of the last strawberry in this old Zen tale. It is an expression of the beauty that lies in the brief transition between the coming and going of life, both the joy and melancholy that make up our lot as humans.
Andrew Juniper • Wabi Sabi: The Japanese Art of Impermanence
Teehuone
japanilainen teehuone muistuttaa elämän katoavaisudesta - karu, alaston, pelkistetty vai mittasuhteellinen, huolellinen ja tasa-arvoinen. Ovi liian on matala kaikille ja sisällä odottaa rauhan tyyssija.
Kakuzo Okakura - mikään ei ole symmetristä, millään ei tule olla paria vaan muodot ja tekstuurit vaihtelevat. Puhdasta mutta luonnollista
The haiku poet, Issa, represents this profound experience in one of his most famous poems: The world of dew is the world of dew. And yet, and yet … He wrote this poem after the funeral of his baby daughter.