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 sabi art forms and design.

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.