In the West, the garden is characterized by the dominance of man over nature, as is the man to create an artificial to suit your needs, requirements and personal taste. This does not happen in the East: The Japanese garden is, in fact, aimed to contemplation and meditation, and in this space reserved for the recollection man does not dominate nature, but is an integral part. Perspective effects, visual tricks and deceptions are the psychological characteristics of this type of garden, which is able to expand the space and give the illusion amplitude although they have a limited space. In the Japanese garden is all very natural, despite the composition of the elements that compose it is designed according to the most minute detail: trees, grasses, flowers, stones and water are combined in perfect harmony. The Japanese garden is a true work of art and as such should be observed and contemplated. It is the art of composition, but it must be noticed as little as possible; everything has to give the appearance of a very natural landscape, so that the garden is difficult to distinguish from a real landscape. The skill of the artist is precisely to conceal any work of his hand. The designer has a key role, so much so that in its creation reflects his vision of the environment, such as in a dialogue between himself and the world around them. Discover the magic, tradition and the symbolism of the Japanese garden is an absolutely fascinating journey, and the Zen garden it is certainly the most striking expression. It is a veritable garden of contemplation; you can not access it and walk in it; its shape may be a small garden with a pond, but very often it is a karesansui, a dry landscape garden consisting of stones and sand. The Zen garden spread, in its most essential form, in Japan Muromachi age (1338-1573): it is during this period that the materials are reduced to the single stone and sand, sometimes with the introduction of some plants. The influence of Zen Buddhism gave a spiritual dimension to the Japanese garden, especially as meditation space. Sitting cross-legged (lotus position) or heels in order to facilitate the immobility of the body; breathe properly; be in the right hand, so that consciousness is not directed to any object or aim to achieve a purpose. These, briefly, are the conditions of concentration of the mind in Zen. And these rules will help you understand the meaning of meditation, but also the attitude in front of the garden, especially that of monaco watches him from the porch in contemplative pose. The garden fully reflects the characteristics of Zen, based on asymmetry, simplicity, spontaneous nature, stillness, silence pure, and because of its character of simplicity favors the condition of soul searching, the roji (tea garden) is traditionally placed in the area surrounding the pavilion chanoyu, the room interior or exterior of the house, which, as we have seen, is home to the tea ceremony. The classic tea garden is a fragment of landscape, dominated by a spring of water, a stream, a garden with a pond, from which it draws water for the ceremony. The Chitai (Pleasure Garden) is generally characterized by a pond, is also called garden-transformation because, crossing, his scenarios are constantly evolving. It can also be combined with a tea garden or dry landscape garden. The Zen garden (karesansui, literally stone garden) is meant to represent all the elements of traditional Japanese culture. The water, plants and stones are t represents symbolically stone and gravel. The water is represented by rivers of gravel in which you can see by the large stones naturally disordered forms that symbolize the dynamism of the forms of nature. There have been many attempts to explain the design of the Zen gardens. It is believed, for example, that the gravel represents the ocean and the rocks represent islands of Japan. Others provide a more technical explanation as they believe that the stones form a subliminal image of a tree. This would be perceived only by the subconscious part of the mind, the only one able to see this subtle association between the rocks and nature. From here the calming effect of the garden. Beyond all, it is certain the importance of Zen gardens for the monks, because they are considered essential for meditation. The most famous Zen garden is to Ryoao-ji temple in Kyoto. The gravel garden was created to offer a place to meditate, and is known for its calming effect. It is for this reason that, sometimes, in the absence of adequate outdoor spaces are constructed of miniature gardens, called bonseki, so reduced as to be contained in a small wooden structure. These gardens table are also popular in the West.
Posted on: Sat, 05 Jul 2014 19:26:21 +0000
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