The Way of Elegance Basho, the grandfather of Haiku poetry, named this path thus, because it connects you to grace and fills your life with subtle beauty. Haiku is for anyone who wants the poetic light inside them to penetrate the darkness that surrounds them. The magic of haiku quietens the mind while you focus on poetry. Wabi Sabi, as it is called, develops sensitivity to things and expands life. It enhances the awareness of beauty as well as suffering.This heightened awareness of both beauty and suffering leads some people to despair. This is because our capacity to tolerate suffering in those around us seems to decrease as our awareness increases. When faced with an increase in awareness of suffering, many people instinctively turn away from sensitivity and become hardened, detached or distracted. Furyu, as an antidote to despair, was Bashos most important discovery. It describes an approach that puts a person on the path of elegance. It teaches how to naturalize your creative activities and find transcendence through harmony with nature, using poetry as a path to enlightenment.
Posted on: Sat, 16 Aug 2014 10:12:17 +0000
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