Tag: happiness
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Zen Garden: Water.
The element of water is essential in a Zen Garden. Many Zen gardens are set up with a stream-like water course, over which a bridge is set. It is arranged of course, according to the size of your garden, if you have a large enough garden, you can place a real bridge that people can…
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Feng Shui: Illumination
Although original Zen Gardens relied solely on natural light it is good to illuminate your Japanese garden to help create a peaceful and relaxing atmosphere. There are multiple ways to light up your garden, especially pin-pointing areas, near, paths, ponds, stones and any part of the garden that could be classed as a danger point…
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Zen Garden: Illumination.
Light in your new garden… well of course, there is nothing quite like natural light shimmering through the trees and bushes, lighting your stones, and spirit houses, creating long shadows, helping to create a feeling of peace and tranquillity… but the sun doesn’t shine all the time so artificial light is essential. There are many…
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Feng Shui: Accessories.
Apart from sand, stones, and greenery, all Zen Gardens support accessories, along with the usual stone-type solstice houses, Buddhas and lanterns, etc, you can place your feng shui animals according to the orientation of your garden. The Tortoise represents the North, the Phoenix (or bird) represents South, the Dragon represents East, and the Tiger represents…
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Zen Garden: Accessories.
No Zen Garden is complete without accessories and ornaments that represent Chinese, or Japanese culture, faith, and architecture. A figurine of the Buddha is never very far away from the Zen Garden, as it was, and still is, traditional to have these reflective gardens places near or around a temple, where Buddhism is practised. You…