Cherry blossoms in the tropics
Fleeting beauties
Fukuoka’s “Phantom Tower” castle, relic of the Edo period(1615-1868)
#SakuraGBB
Shishi-odoshi punctuates a stillness of a Japanese Garden. As water from a garden stream fills the hollow bamboo tube, there is a faint trickling, soft and melodic. This encourages mindfulness. Repetition of sound and silence mirrors this Zen philosophy
Cleft or tear-dropped shape petals, long stems, multiple flower clusters
Chozuya water ablution pavilion purification rite to clean body and spirit. Left then right hand, rinse the mouth and rinse the ladle before entering the shrine’s sacred space
Ema (small wooden votive plaques bearing wishes in both writings and drawings. Inscribed in reverent strokes, connecting which dreamer to something greater
No comments:
Post a Comment