The words wabi and sabi have evolved in meaning over many centuries and have a new meaning again when put together.

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoKAUEC81Qqmcf_XXRNMe2KOKFgkB69RAHOaVTle2bz500UelgWpTgvu0aBKsWI0GI0t-SGnFOIdZdrHoTF35YqzHz7E_mOLgkgmjkpvAs3eiY9bhxw26BWw3hfJ-tpOVFw5hF2xuSs0e8/s1600/Wabi-Sabi-pot3-300x300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoKAUEC81Qqmcf_XXRNMe2KOKFgkB69RAHOaVTle2bz500UelgWpTgvu0aBKsWI0GI0t-SGnFOIdZdrHoTF35YqzHz7E_mOLgkgmjkpvAs3eiY9bhxw26BWw3hfJ-tpOVFw5hF2xuSs0e8/s1600/Wabi-Sabi-pot3-300x300.jpg" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">The words wabi and sabi have evolved in meaning over many centuries and have a new meaning again when put together. In the Zen style the meaning is subjective and open to interpretation. Wabi can be applied to a way of life that is simple, unmaterialistic, humble, appreciative, considered. A wabi person would be happy with very little and content within him or herself, someone who has transcended the need for material wealth to define him or herself. Sabi can be applied to an imagery that is transient. The look of something that shows its age, that imparts something of its life. This could be the patina of an old leather jacket, weathered stone or seasoned wood. Sabi represents the passing of time and is tinged with sadness, perhaps a longing for the carefree existence of childhood. When put together wabi sabi would logically mean being in a simple state of living placed in the context of the passing of time, however, I will leave you the freedom to develop your own feel for the words by studying wabi sabi further.</span>

The words wabi and sabi have evolved in meaning over many centuries and have a new meaning again when put together.

The words wabi and sabi have evolved in meaning over many centuries and have a new meaning again when put together. In the Zen style the m...

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Wabi sabi helps understand Zen

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw541Q69TRvkJIo0M22kVzvaYbH-HJpzKNoPLXToibPqAA1LWUOFMQq1f2azFKitxN7aypJR9ceYVBxU96roCLmySO_4-AjI3P5lnM2AB1ueVc-K6AWY7h0ExKZuqlykilFauPor0OI_ZL/s1600/atx_railway_track_001_tn1.jpg80177ad6-22a3-47c3-b8e1-b336d70cdb29Large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw541Q69TRvkJIo0M22kVzvaYbH-HJpzKNoPLXToibPqAA1LWUOFMQq1f2azFKitxN7aypJR9ceYVBxU96roCLmySO_4-AjI3P5lnM2AB1ueVc-K6AWY7h0ExKZuqlykilFauPor0OI_ZL/s320/atx_railway_track_001_tn1.jpg80177ad6-22a3-47c3-b8e1-b336d70cdb29Large.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Wabi sabi helps understand Zen and enhances the practice of Zen whilst Zen provides the inspiration and state of mind for creating wabi sabi art forms and design.<br /><br />Originally wabi sabi was applied to creating the ideal environment to meditate. The Zen practitioner could walk through a garden that brought about a mood of introspection and reflection, enter a teahouse that had an atmosphere that made it easier to be of an empty mind, completely engaged in the reality of the ritual of the Japanese tea ceremony. The objects used in the ceremony would further enhance the process of appreciation and gaining mental freedom.</span>

Wabi sabi helps understand Zen

Wabi sabi helps understand Zen and enhances the practice of Zen whilst Zen provides the inspiration and state of mind for creating wabi sa...

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