Clarity and calm through mindful daily living
The Royal Bronzes exhibit at the Minneapolis Institute of Art wrapped up yesterday, but Zen Tower received a special guided tour on Saturday. More than 200 bronze and stone artifacts of Buddhism and Hinduism were on display, on loan from Cambodia. To get the audience to think and discuss some of the artifacts, the tour…
Here at Zen Tower, we were excited for our plants that started to bloom and bear fruit towards the end of summer. We are all new to gardening and experienced an interesting evolution with our jalapeno plants. The seeds were obtained through a grocery store jalapeno, and overplanted into a small pot. It appeared as…
This teacup had a tiny hole drilled into the bottom. It was filled with soil, and a single appleseed. It has since sprouted and offers shade to the tiny buddha statue. This is a ruined teacup… if we choose it to be. This is a clever repurposing of a ruined teacup… if we choose it…
This statue was on display at the Minnesota Institute of Art. While most meditative statue project a serene existence, this one captured the feelings of disaster and despair that came in the days after the earth quake in Japan that led to the tsunami and Fukushima nuclear disaster. Kondo TakahiroJapanese, born 1958Reduction 1, 2013Porcelain with…
Breathe. As you inhale imagine the air scooping up your fears and worries. As you exhale imagine the fears and worries evaporating. Don’t think of solutions, don’t imagine outcomes. Just breathe. Breathe until you feel the burden of your worries lessen. Remind yourself that you are okay.
Last week Zen Tower had an unexpected visitor in the form of this young hen. We’re not sure how or why she picked our yard but she seemed very comfortable. One of the Zen Tower cats locked eyes on her, and paused only for a moment before giving chase. After a few minutes of excitement,…