Zen Masters

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Zen Masters

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A Zen moment

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Zen Masters by Jessi Nelson

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Zen Masters Max and Luke

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Zen Big Apple Comic Con

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My good friend David 'Zen' Masters posed for me before he signed the figures of the characters he voiced Agent Bishop Rat King Savanti Romero in the latest TMNT cartoon

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markiitoattaxx — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:48:51 MDT

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Ens is a Japanese word meaning circle and a concept strongly associated with Zen Ens is one of the most common subjects of Japanese calligraphy even though it is a symbol and not a character It symbolizes enlightenment strength elegance the Universe and the void it can also symbolize the Japanese aesthetic itself As an expression of the moment it is often considered a form of minimalist expressionist artIn Zen Buddhist painting ens symbolizes a moment when the mind is free to simply let the bodyspirit create The brushed ink of the circle is usually done on silk or rice paper in one movement but the great Bankei used two strokes sometimes and there is no possibility of modification it shows the expressive movement of the spirit at that time Zen Buddhists believe that the character of the artist is fully exposed in how she or he draws an ens Only a person who is mentally and spiritually complete can draw a true ens Some artists will practice drawing an ens daily as a kind of spiritual exercise1Some artists paint ens with an opening in the circle while others complete the circle For the former the opening may express various ideas for example that the ens is not separate but is part of something greater or that imperfection is an essential and inherent aspect of existence see also the idea of broken symmetry The principle of controlling the balance of composition through asymmetry and irregularity is an important aspect of the Japanese aesthetic Fukinsei the denial of perfectionThe ens is also a sacred symbol in the Zen school of Buddhism and is often used by Zen masters as a form of signature in their religious artwork For more on the philosophy behind this see Hitsuzendo the Way of the Brush or Zen Calligraphy

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