Smile of Buddha

-the space of art-

I don't think that art comes from art. A lot of artists apparently think so, I think it comes from the awakening person...Everything tends toward awakenign, and I would rather use the word awakening than a word derived from some system-because there are many system.

Isamu Noguchi, 1987

From what is seen, we sense what is unseen.

Like cherry blossoms, perfection could only be transient- a fragile beauty is more poignant.

D.T. Suzuki wrote:
To reach the goal of Zen, even the idea of "having nothing" ought to be done away with. Buddha reveals himself when he is not more asserted: that is , for Buddha's ske Buddha is to be given up. This is the only way to come to the realization of the truth of Zen. So long as one is talking of nothingness or of the absolute one is far away from Zen, and ever receding from Zen.

Nogucci said " In the blossom so closely related in significance to the teaching of the Buddha, we found the theme of recurrent change and rebirth. We came to realize it was not only the birth of Buddhism that we wished to celebrate, but the significance of universal birth and awakening.