Sublime

Teitaro Suzuki, unofficial lay master of Zen Buddhism, humorous offbeat scholar, and about the most gentle and enlightened person I have ever known; for he combined the most complex learning with utter simplicity. He was versed in Japanese, English, Chinese, Sanskrit, Tibetan, French, Pali, and German, but while attending a meeting of the Buddhist

An owner and his home vie in their impermanence, as the vanishing dew upon the morning glory.

Design criteria: Reality of impermanence used to add a sense of perspective and finality All design work approached with humility and sincerity Clarity of personal motives All aspects of design kept to a functional minimum Pieces that are intimate and personal

A million miles from the “love hotels” and the uncontrolled urban sprawl, tucked away in the back streets of Kyoto, one can find the Tawaraya Hotel, an oasis for the seeker of the quintessential expression of Japanese hospitality. One could be forgiven for not even noticing the low-level building, as there is little on the outside to suggest the hi

MIYAZAKI: Even if the buildings are interesting, the problem is what’s inside. No matter how resourcefully one builds a prison, it is, after all, a prison.

It was the influence of Zen that had promoted the ideas of mute colors, simple utensils, and economy of expression,