Sublime

One of the things we should overcome in order to become a genuine artist is aggression. The attitude of aggression is one where everything’s the same, so what’s the difference?

Kōbō Daishi was not only the Great Teacher but also a master calligrapher.

The purpose of a work of art is bodhisattva action.

What do Japanese artisans, engineers, Zen philosophy, and cuisine have in common? Simplicity and attention to detail. It is not a lazy simplicity but a sophisticated one that searches out new frontiers, always taking the object, the body and mind, or the cuisine to the next level, according to one’s ikigai. As Csikszentmihalyi would say, the key is

The fifteenth century saw Japan ennoble it into a religion of aestheticism—Teaism. Teaism is a cult founded on the adoration of the beautiful among the sordid facts of everyday existence. It inculcates purity and harmony, the mystery of mutual charity, the romanticism of the social order. It is essentially a worship of the Imperfect, as it is a ten

sabi communicates a deep and tranquil beauty that emerges with the passage of time.

Japanese architecture, on the other hand, doesn’t try to be imposing or perfect, because it is built in the spirit of wabi-sabi. The tradition of making structures out

In the art of sho, spirituality and physical activities have to coincide, therefore breathing control is of utmost importance.