| Design in Japanese gardens. How Zen
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| | professor's first grandson. I couldn't
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| influences it. Creating a peaceful and
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| | help but notice the garden in the back,
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| tranquil Japanese Garden.
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| | and I was immediately struck by the
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| There are a couple of fixed images I have
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| | beauty and simplicity of the miniature
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| when I think about Japanese gardens. One
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| | Japanese garden he had created. I had no
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| is a bonsai tree, and the other is the
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| | idea at the time that I was gazing upon a
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| art of Zen. Bonsai has become to me the
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| | Japanese garden; I simply enjoyed the
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| definitive idea of Japanese gardening
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| | clean lines and delicate symmetry of this
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| with beautiful images in small spaces.
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| | living work of art. At first, I was
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| And Zen represents a Japanese garden in
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| | afraid to walk around in it, it seemed so
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| my mind because every Japanese garden
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| | delicate and I was afraid to disturb it.
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| that I have seen has had a Zen theme to
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| | Luckily, our host noticed how awe-struck
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| it. Even the homes in Japan have a Zen
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| | I was, and he came to me and explained
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| theme to them, but it is in the garden
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| | the entire concept behind the design of a
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| that you really see the spirit of Zen and
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| | tranquil Japanese garden. He explained
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| Zen design.
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| | that certain design structures are
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| The first time I learned anything about
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| | inherent in a Japanese garden, and
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| Japanese gardens was when my mother, who
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| | pointed each one out to me, how rocks,
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| worked in a language school, introduced
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| | water and plants are used. He had
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| me to the Japanese language professor.
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| | beautiful bonsai, as well as a Koi pond
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| This gentleman spent many years in Japan
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| | that represented bounty and prosperity.
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| studying and learning the Japanese
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| | I could not pull myself away from the
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| language. In addition to learning the
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| | beauty of this garden, and the master of
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| language, he learned a great deal about
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| | the house had, in the space of a few
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| the culture of Japan, most notably for
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| | hours, converted me from someone who knew
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| him, the gardens of Japan. He brought the
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| | nothing about Japanese gardens to someone
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| concept of a Japanese garden to his home.
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| | who was convinced he had to create the
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| I was able to see a Japanese garden for
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| | beauty, simplicity and symbolism of a
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| myself when my mother and I were invited,
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| | Japanese garden for himself. I now have a
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| along with all of the other colleagues
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| | tranquil Japanese garden of my own, and
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| from the language school, to his home to
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| | am thankful to the professor for
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| celebrate the birthday of this
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| | introducing me to this lovely art form.
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