10/12 Quote: Soyal Rinpoche
“The gift of learning to meditate is the greatest gift you can give yourself in this lifetime.“ ~Sogyal Rinpoche
On May 25, 1948, a former United States Army flier entered the American Embassy in Paris, renounced his American citizenship and, as astonished officials looked on, declared himself a citizen of the world. In the decades that followed, until the end of his long life last week, he remained by choice a stateless man — […]
~Robert M. Pirsig
The spiritual and cultural significance of growing miniature bonsai trees derives from a thousand-year-old horticultural tradition in Japan, representing a careful, contemplative and Zen-influenced relationship between humans and nature. Taking up this time-honoured practice of cultivating trees, Japanese artist-architect Takanori Aiba gives his bonsai an unusual twist by adding on miniature, realistic structures like bridges, stairs and intricately detailed […]