金継ぎ (kintsugi) also known as 金繕い (kintsukuroi), recalls the japanese tradition and art of repairing broken pottery with gold or silver lacquer. It expresses a deep philosophy concerning embracing damage, seeing the breakage and the repair as steps of an object’s life…
It’s a practice which expresses "a means of accomplishing something", undertaken in the process of goal reaching. Thus, a sādhaka, or practitioner, is someone who cleverly applies mind and intelligence aiming at a specific spiritual goal. This process brings to…
It is interesting to note that the Arabic word for human being is 'insan' which is derived from the word 'nasiya' which means 'to forget.' This indicates that it is in human nature to forget and make mistakes and so…
Nyēin chān yēi recalls a image of a “peaceful, calm and untroubled” situation which was first used in the golden settings of Myanmar. It’s composed by the word nyēin, meaning ‘to die out or be extinguished (as of fire)’, or…
“Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors where there were only walls.” ~ J. Campbell He grew up in a family dedicated to humanitarian aid, spending most of his life in war-torn countries and he dedicated his early…
Since the 15th century, this concept has been inspiring people finding beauty in imperfections, as a wider acceptance of the cycle of life and death. Wabi-sabi (侘寂) is a way of living based on the acceptance of transience and imperfection,…
It’s a Japanese concept, meaning "continuous improvement”. The real kaizen 改善 is a Chinese word that has been adopted into Japanese and Korean (and possibly other languages). Its first character kai 改 carries the general meanings "reform, renew, change, make". Its…
