Comments - Bu Yan Zhi Jaio ... - Gaia Community2024-03-29T09:53:27Zhttp://letschangetheworld.ning.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=5313775%3ABlogPost%3A239&xn_auth=no The Japanese stone garden…tag:letschangetheworld.ning.com,2019-01-07:5313775:Comment:350162019-01-07T07:58:29.644ZMichael Grovehttp://letschangetheworld.ning.com/profile/MichaelGrove
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><a href="http://letschangetheworld.ning.com/profiles/blogs/the-japanese-stone-garden" rel="noopener" target="_blank"> The Japanese stone garden</a> is an art form recognized around the </strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><a href="http://letschangetheworld.ning.com/profiles/blogs/the-japanese-stone-garden" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> The Japanese stone garden</a> is an art form recognized around the </strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong> globe</strong>. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">These meditative gardens provide tranquil settings, where</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong> visitors <em>can shed</em></strong></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em> the burdens and stresses of modern existence</em>,</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong> satisfy an age-old yearning</strong></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong> for solitude and repose, and</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><a href="http://letschangetheworld.ning.com/profiles/blogs/japan-s-master-gardens" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> experience the restorative power of art </a></strong></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><a href="http://letschangetheworld.ning.com/profiles/blogs/japan-s-master-gardens" target="_blank" rel="noopener">and nature</a></strong></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">. <br/><br/></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> For this reason, the value of the Japanese stone garden today is</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> arguably even greater </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">than when many of them were created.</span></p>
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<p></p> THANKS BE TO GOD ...
and "f…tag:letschangetheworld.ning.com,2012-04-05:5313775:Comment:106992012-04-05T08:04:29.063ZMichael Grovehttp://letschangetheworld.ning.com/profile/MichaelGrove
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<p><strong><a href="http://letschangetheworld.ning.com/profiles/blogs/thanks-be-to-god" target="_self">THANKS BE TO GOD</a></strong> ...</p>
<p>and <strong>"forget <em>about building bridges</em>"</strong></p>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><strong>The <i>Torii Gate</i></strong>, a sacred Shinto structure and traditional symbol…</font></p>
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<p><strong><a href="http://letschangetheworld.ning.com/profiles/blogs/thanks-be-to-god" target="_self">THANKS BE TO GOD</a></strong> ...</p>
<p>and <strong>"forget <em>about building bridges</em>"</strong></p>
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<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><strong>The <i>Torii Gate</i></strong>, a sacred Shinto structure and traditional symbol of Japan, was chosen for the entrance to <strong><a href="http://www.japanesegarden.co.uk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the garden</a></strong> as it denotes that the space beyond is both pure and revered. On the ground a pace inside the gateway we have placed the <i>Chiriana</i> [dust hole], where one may dispose of mental dust/rubbish, such as selfish desires, before embarking on ones journey round the garden.</font></p>
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<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><strong><a href="http://www.angelfire.com/wv/thebonsainursery/japanese_garden.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Winding paths lead from the entrance past the water garden to other...</a></strong>, and the element of mystery created reflects the mystery of the universe which we may contemplate whilst walking or sitting in one of the seating areas placed around the garden. This journey is a physical and sensory experience. Our eyes follow the stone paths, our ears hear the sound of our footsteps on the gravel and we feel connected to the earth. The canopy provided by the old willows creates an enclosed, sheltered, protected space in which we feel comfortable and relaxed. Water reflects the sky and the sound of running water stimulates our awareness of being alive, of being connected to the universe. In this calm yet vital environment we are able to examine our inner feelings and understand them.</font></p>
<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><strong><a href="http://letschangetheworld.ning.com/profiles/blogs/to-sense-worth-from-within" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Our senses offer a gateway to our inner being</a></strong>. As the pathways interconnect so the streams flow above and below ground, disappearing in one place to reappear further along, and the dry riverbeds of summer glisten and run during the wetter periods.</font></p>
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