The universal enso on my new t-shirt symbolizes enlightenment and oneness with nature. Zenga are the ink paintings and calligraphy of Japanese Zen Buddhist monks from approximately 1600 to the present.
The calligraphy reads:
Pure white birds set against
emerald waters,
Green mountains ablaze
with blooming flowers.
Zen priest, Ed Brown, described how his teacher, Suzuki Roshi, said, "you all are enlightened until you open your mouth"
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I love that saying! I need to study more of the zen teachings as my mother has.
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