Exquisite Way: Japanese Aesthetic Principles & Zen Practice

Exquisite Way: Japanese Aesthetic Principles & Zen Practice

We welcome back Zen priest Bonnie Myotai Treace Sensei, who will give zazen (sitting meditation) instruction and lead an exploration of Zen aesthetic principles.

Topics covered include:

• “Energized Calm” an exploration via koan, poem and scroll of the principle and life practice of seijaku;
• “Simplicity,” the principle of kanso;
• “Absence of Pretense,” the principle of shinzen;
• “Dynamic Relationships,” the principle of fukinsei;
• “Showing More by Showing Less,” the principle of yugen;
• “Articulate Brevity;” the principle of shibumi; and
• “Freedom from Formula,” the principle of datsuzoko.

TICKETS
$5 per class/$25 for the series

Buy Tickets Online or call the Japan Society Box Office at (212) 715-1258, Mon. – Fri. 11 am – 6 pm, Weekends 11 am – 5 pm.  Please call the Box Office for the $25 series ticket.