Kintsugi
“It’s at moments of disillusion that we might turn our minds to a concept drawn from Japanese philosophy, and in particular, from the Zen Buddhist approach to ceramics. Over the centuries, Zen masters developed an argument that pots, cups and bowls that had become damaged shouldn’t simply be neglected or thrown away. They should continue to attract our respect and attention and be repaired with enormous care – this process symbolising a reconciliation with the flaws and accidents of time, reinforcing some big underlying themes of Zen. The word given to this tradition of ceramic repair is kintsugi:
Kin = golden
tsugi = joinery”
Full piece on The Book of Life
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One Response to “Kintsugi”
Thanks John,
that seems to me to be true and unadulterated Metta. I loved it. perfection shining through the “imperfect.
Richard