![]() Then, I start clearing away the noise and clutter again, refocusing.Įnsō is a meditative practice, a practice of being mindful about such patterns. ![]() And then swing with the pendulum again when I see I’ve lost my way. I waver and stray, add unnecessary layers to my artwork and overthink life. Simplicity continues to be a practice (and a challenge) in my creative work, and in my way of being. It’s also said that each ensō reveals the creator’s state of being. There is nothingness, emptiness, that Buddhist concept of allowing experiences and thoughts to come and go without putting our identities, opinions and definitions on them. Sometimes ensō are complete, with the line closing the circle. Including “imperfection.”Įnsō also relate to the Japanese aesthetic and philosophy of wabi-sabi, which values the beauty of so-called imperfection, and celebrates what is rather than devaluing something for what it is not. Some descriptions of the ensō say it symbolizes enlightenment, the Universe, everything and nothing, eternity, and the perfection of all things. When an ensō painting is viewed, it communicates and can be appreciated on various levels, depending on the spiritual maturity of the viewer.” Others insist it encompasses and conveys a continuing and ceaseless action through all time. “Some say that the ensō has no fixed meaning. On the other hand, it is the representation of the totality of the great void. ![]() On one hand, it is just a circle painted with one brushstroke, in a single breath. Loori also wrote, “Although the form of the ensō is quite simple, its essence is difficult to grasp or define. Carl Jung referred to the circle as the “archetype of wholeness.” In the first line of the foreword written by John Daido Loori for Audrey Yoshiko Seo’s book, Ensō: Zen Circles of Enlightenment, Loori writes, “As a symbol, the circle expresses the totality of our being.”īut there are varied interpretations of ensō. They especially are connected to Buddhism. Circles have been regarded and created as spiritually significant for several hundred years, at least. ![]()
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