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by Anon y mouse on November 27th, 2008
Wabi Sabi is a part of Japanese culture that comes from Zen Buddhism. It is not part of Taoism as such. As one writer puts it:
"Wabi-sabi is a beauty of things imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete.
It is the beauty of things modest and humble.
It is the beauty of things unconventional."
- "Wabi-Sabi: For Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers" by Leonard Koren
Wabi can roughly be thought of as not being dependant on material things, simplicity, naturalness, natural imperfection, while Sabi is a sense of solitude, aloneness.
by Trisha Had her baby on June 8th, 2008
Watch King of the Hill.
BOBBY: This one's pretty.
HANK: Not if we go by the book. According to the checklist, this one's perfect.
BOBBY: But I like how mine's a little off-center. It's got Wahbi-Sabi.
HANK: You can't win an argument by making up words.
BOBBY: Wahbi-Sabi is an Eastern tradition, Dad. It's celebrating the beauty in what's flawed. Like the crack in the Liberty Bell or the mole on Cindy Crawford's face.
HANK: The Liberty Bell is great. But come on, if it was in a competition with a bunch of other bells without cracks, it would lose.
BOBBY: But sometimes it's the imperfections that make you love something even more. So what if this rose is a little short, a little wide? It's got more personality than those other ones.
HANK: Uh-huh. But we're out to win.
If someone reachs Nirvana in the buddhist belief and becomes free from rebirth what happens to the energy if the person can't be reborn.
by jmb516 on October 27th, 2011
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At breakfast at Buddhist monasteries, do the monks sometimes joke "Leggo your Eggo!"
by Amorphous Blob on August 21st, 2011
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Where is Padme? Is she safe? Is she alright?
by Have A Nice Day on November 4th, 2011
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Why do Buddhists shave their heads? Rather than being a sign of humility, is this not MORE image-conscious, because of the effort required?
by mumpsimus on November 7th, 2011
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If everyone reached enlightenment and were no longer reborn like in the buddhist faith wouldn't the world cease to exist
by jmb516 on September 21st, 2011
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Wow! Finally - a religion I can relate to! I am so there already :) heheheh :)
by Phillis - Zacks little sister on November 27th, 2008
Early in the morning,
In the western sky,
One star blinks at me.
I love its green light.
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- Nyogen Senzaki (1876-1958) Zen Master, poet.
by Anon y mouse on November 27th, 2008
Just thought you might appreciate that.
by Anon y mouse on November 27th, 2008
Wow, I DO like it :)
I'll bet you know tons more than I do. But I was serious when I said I had found a religion I can relate to. I am going to be researching this wabi-sabi thing.
by Phillis - Zacks little sister on November 27th, 2008
Well the religion is Zen Buddhism but if you want a good intro to the concepts and use of Wabi-Sabi, research haiku and Japanese tea ceremony.
by Anon y mouse on November 27th, 2008
I had no idea to start there. I never would have thought of that. Thank you!
by Phillis - Zacks little sister on November 27th, 2008
Anytime Phillis. ;o)
by Anon y mouse on November 27th, 2008