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Sunday, June 12, 2011

The Right to Expression....Simplicity

Simplicity is ease.
Easy, natural.

An example of simplicity.
The Japanese term wabi means understated beauty.
It was first praised in the art of poetry,
then the art of tea,
and developed fully in the concept of Zen.
It implies moderation
but not starkness.

The Zencharoku (Zen Tea Record, 1828)
suggests that wabi simplicity
is also a philosophical way of coping with life:
It states:
"Even amid insufficiency, one is moved by no feeling of want.
Even when faced with failure, one does not brood over injustice."

Ikebana flower arrangement by Baiko
portrays simplicity.

In western philosophy,
the best laws of nature combine both simplicity and strength.

Thus, I declare the Right to Simplicity.