“If I was asked to get rid of the Zen aesthetic and just keep one quality necessary to create art, I would say it's trust. When you learn to trust yourself implicitly, you no longer need to prove something through your art. You simply allow it to come out, to be as it is. This is when creating art becomes effortless. It happens just as you grow your hair. It grows.” IfsNeedsArtHappensGrowsQualityHairProveCreatingArt IsAestheticTrust YourselfEffortlessCreating Art Author:John Daido Loori
“If you know the music the moment the violin string begins to vibrate, then you know how to navigate through the forest of brambles and entanglements with freedom and ease. If, on the other hand, you think that with practice the forest of brambles and entanglements will altogether disappear, then right from the beginning you are hopelessly entangled and won't find your way.” IfsThinkingKnowsWayMomentsHandsFreedomMusicPracticeKnow HowDisappearForestsEaseStringsViolinNavigateVibrateEntanglement Book:The True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dogen's Three Hundred Koans Source: The True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dogen's Three Hundred Koans
