Sublime

En un siècle, le Japon a produit cinq grands poètes : Basho (1644-1694), Issa (1763-1828), Buson (1716-1783), Shiki (1867-1902), si l’on compte Taïgi (1709-1771) qui me laisse un peu froid. Sauf son poème sur l’été. « Averse d’été Un son brusque et fort Au-dessus de la forêt.

Like most important words, translating a concept like the Japanese term kokoro is difficult. It means heart, spirit, mind, and self. It’s the inner and outer expression of who we are and what we’re capable of. Even if you don’t speak Japanese, the word is likely to resonate. It’s an expression of our personhood, the dignity and connection we seek i

This was my one great vacation in life. It would have to end sometime, but until it did I was determined to enjoy it.

This is what you find in any work by mangaka Jiro Taniguchi, any book by Haruki Murakami, and in movies by Akira Kurosawa. Sand and rock gardens are an example of wabi-sabi.

He soon saw that Siddhartha knew little about rice and wool, shipping and trade, but that he acted in a fortunate manner, and that Siddhartha surpassed him, the merchant, in calmness and equanimity, in the art of listening and deeply understanding previously unknown people. “This Brahmin,” he said to a friend, “is no proper merchant and will never

However, in order to work in the sosho style, it is necessary to first master the order of the strokes in both the kaisho and gyosho styles. Without a firm knowledge of these requirements, the purpose and effect of the highly simplified sosho lines will not be executed by the calligrapher, and the all-important visual improvisation in personal expr

The beauty of Basho’s prose, however, took the negative aspects of old age, loneliness, and death and imbued them with a serene sense of beauty.