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Ryokan • Sky Above, Great Wind: The Life and Poetry of Zen Master Ryokan

Wabi-Sabi: This Japanese aesthetic concept embraces the beauty of imperfection and impermanence.

Today’s Pill #210: “Flowers are only flowers because they fall”

Shōyō Rōku says, “On the withered tree, a flower blooms.”

Charlotte J. Beck • Everyday Zen: Love and Work (Plus)

The spirit of wabi is deeply connected to the idea of accepting that our true needs are simple, and of being humble and grateful for the beauty that already exists right where we are. The

Beth Kempton • Wabi Sabi: Japanese Wisdom for a Perfectly Imperfect Life

This obsession with the immediate “unburdening” of a thing you created is common in non-Japanese contexts, but I posit: The Japanese way is the correct way. Be an adult. Own your garbage. Garbage responsibility is something we’ve long since abdicated not only to faceless cans on street corners (or just all over the street, as seems to be the case i... See more

Craig Mod • Garbage

Beyond architecture, the modern tea ceremony has been accused of becoming spiritually vacuous by people like Yanagi Soetsu, a leading figure in the craft movement of Japan, who was vehemently opposed to the so-called high art that he saw bringing down the whole aesthetic sensibility of the Japanese.

Andrew Juniper • Wabi Sabi: The Japanese Art of Impermanence

The spirit of wabi is deeply connected to the idea of accepting that our true needs are quite simple, and of being humble and grateful for the beauty that already exists right where we are.