“Creative intention” and “inevitability” may be necessary to complete a drawing, a GOOD drawing, but I feel having these two only is not enough for the piece to go beyond. If one wishes for something beyond, then s/he needs “unintended … Continue reading
Thank you, to those who walked before me, many of whom have already perished despite your wish to love and be loved. Thank you for paving a way to create this beautiful world that I see and live in now. … Continue reading
Nothing is beautiful when it’s brand-new. Connoisseur says “if you see it, the parts where most used gets worn out the fastest, that’s where the under-layer of black lacquer surfaces. if these are to show in any other unnatural parts, … Continue reading
Things are always where they are supposed to be, if only I trusted myself. No need to worry, nor rush. I will find them when and where most appropriate. ない、ない、と思っても。探し回っても。結局はあるべきところにあるようです。少し自分を信頼してみれば良いだけの話。
“In Zen Buddhism, mind exists before the matter?” Professor Lichtenberg asks…
Does art have to be original? “this is, after all, what people love in art. The same is true of literary composition. While bearing resemblance to the original, it should have stylisation; this makes it art, and is what delights … Continue reading
But simplicity and plain expression do not seem to be truly characteristic of the language, which is surely one of the world’s vaguest yet most suggestive. (Donald Keene “Japanese Literature: An introduction for Western Readers”) Isn’t it exactly who we … Continue reading
O-BON It is the week our deceased family members will return home to see us. I never really thought deep about it. But I wish I could be home, where my parents are, to welcome the souls of my Grand-dads … Continue reading
The TEA DRINKING that is known as cha-no-yu in Japan is not just drinking tea, but involves all activities leading to it, all the utensils used in it, the entire atmosphere surrounding the procedure, and last of all, what is … Continue reading
The doors have always been open. There is no point in knocking on an open door, and if you can knock that means you are knocking on some wall. The door is open. Existence knows nothing of time. It is always … Continue reading
Crossing Point 