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MENCIUS says, “The great person does not lose their child heart
Red Pine • Lao-tzu's Taoteching
the Imperfect
Kakuzo Okakura • The Book of Tea (Unexpurgated Start Publishing LLC)
Through the various journeys of your daily life, this philosophy whispers in hushed tones, encouraging you to pause, ponder, appreciate, and gently accept the flow of existence.
Makoto Saito • Wabi Sabi - The Art of Finding the Beauty of Imperfection: Discover Timeless Japanese Widsom to Cultivate Peace, Joy, and Balance in a Perfectly Imperfect ... | Includes Daily Exercises and Practices
Believing that art itself, and the proper expression of emotions, was the most sublime thing in the world, he thought political power and wealth served only
Haruki Murakami • Kafka on the Shore (Vintage International)
It was eight o'clock on the dot. Somehow, without our knowing it, the alarm had been set. Who did it? Momo laughed again. Her laughter is childlike. I set the pot in the sink, turned the faucet on, filled it to the brim. Let it soak, I thought as I turned the faucet off. There are times, when we do a thing, when we think it in words, and there are
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Design criteria: Disregard for conventional views of beauty An aesthetic pleasure that lies beyond conventional beauty Beauty in the smallest most imperceptible details
Andrew Juniper • Wabi Sabi: The Japanese Art of Impermanence
bonseki or the appreciation of natural rocks,
Alan Watts • In My Own Way: An Autobiography
Matsuzaki-sensei said that the key to aesthetic genius is leaving something unfinished to draw the viewer in.