Tag: Health
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Feng Shui: Yang.
All Chinese or Japanese Gardens are dominated as a rule with yang energy, therefore, one of the main sights in your garden is stone, usually a very large stone that generates in the person viewing the feelings of energy, confidence, and sanctuary. Large natural rocks or stones need to be well planned out as, for…
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Zen Garden: Yang.
Like the majority of gardens, to counteract the softness of grass, flowers and shrubs, there has to be hard areas, parts of the garden that contain paths, patios, walls, and suchlike. The same goes for the Zen Garden. All Japanese gardens contain stones, special, dynamic stones that visitors can focus on. The larger the stones…
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Feng Shui: Culture.
Buddhism began with the teachings of a prince called Siddhartha Gautama who was born and raised in India, somewhere around 500BC. For the first 30 years of his life, he only knew of joy and extreme luxury until one day when he was out riding, he saw some sights he had never witnessed before like…
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Zen Garden: Culture.
To help you understand the principles of Zen thinking it is helpful to know a bit about the Buddhist culture. Call it what you like, a religion or philosophy, Buddhism began with the teachings of a prince called Siddhartha Gautama who was born and raised in India, somewhere around 500BC, he was brought up in…
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Feng Shui: About Gardens.
. These tranquil Zen spaces were usually built around Buddhist temples so that people could find peace and composure. These small gardens were quite simple, easy on the eye, and were formed for the faithful to find harmony with life. Most UK gardens are busy-type areas, that need a lot of looking after, housing lots…