This is such an interesting perspective, and an insightful article on the Japanese Buddhist tradition. Thank you Chris over at Creative by Nature. May we find new appreciation through these words.
“Yūgen is an important concept in traditional Japanese aesthetics. The exact translation of the word depends on the context. Yūgen is not an allusion to another world. It is about this world, this experience…
“To watch the sun sink behind a flower clad hill. To wander on in a huge forest without thought of return. To stand upon the shore and gaze after a boat that disappears behind distant islands. To contemplate the flight of wild geese seen and lost among the clouds…” ~Zeami Motokiyo
Japanese aesthetic ideals are most heavily influenced by Japanese Buddhism. In the Buddhist tradition, all things are considered as either evolving from or dissolving into nothingness. This “nothingness” is not empty space. It is rather a space of potentiality.
If the seas represent potential then each thing is like a wave arising from it and returning to it. There are no permanent waves. There…
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Love this word and its meaning! Always something more to learn. Thanks Val 🙂
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Karen – thank you for stopping by for an educational experience! Learning together is fun 🙂
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