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The perfect fusion of mechanics and Chinese aesthetics.
Graduation season reveals tomorrow‘s artistic visionaries. At China Academy of Art, sculpture student Nie ShiChang’s moving bronze creation channels the spirit of ancient Mohist mechanical techniques (墨家机关术) while embodying yin yang philosophy. Like a mystical musi... See more
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... See moreShunryu Suzuki • Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: 50th Anniversary Edition
Komusō (虚無僧), meaning ‘priests of nothingness’ or ‘monks of emptiness, ’ were wandering lay Buddhists of the samurai and rōnin class. Recognizable by their distinctive straw basket hats, which symbolized the erasure of ego, they practiced suizen (吹禅), or ‘blowing meditation,’ by playing the shakuhachi bamboo flute.
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Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires. —LAO-TZU