Zen garden in our home
In recent years, everything connected with the Oriental decor has become very fashionable. The Zen garden was originally used in Japan as a place of meditation, but today comes to us and hand of Feng Shui will give you a hint exotic to our home.
Made of sand, stones, gravel and moss, with the addition of some natural elements, the Zen garden is small and decorative.
Each element and how they are positioned has a meaning, for example the rocks represent the Japanese islands, gravel represents the sea and if you look closely you can see a subliminal image representing the silhouette of a tree.
We can build a zen garden in our home is just getting the materials and to allocate a small area in our home for this beautiful and symbolic place. The gravel shall be white and will cover approximately 100 linear meters of surface. Then find seven good-sized rocks and, most importantly, take extra time to be in the open so that they are worn by the action of time.
A Zen garden is not extravagant, quite the contrary is discreet and mostly abstract. The secret is to achieve maximum effect with very few elements, because according to Zen philosophy that is the aim pursued.
According to Eastern philosophy, that man must live in harmony with himself and his surroundings and this can be achieved through meditation. To meditate and achieve the highest state of concentration, must be some conditions such as those that can offer a zen garden.
Such a place is easy to make and maintain, taking into account the principle that peace, tranquility and relaxation come a close and direct connection with nature.
There are some things that should be considered for the assembly of a Zen garden, such as the fact that the elements will always be an odd number, gravel or sand should be raked before placing it in the garden, because it represents not only the ocean but also the absence of thought and life flowing.
Instead, you should make us all materials and supplies needed, then do a sketch on paper and add plants if we consider to be Oriental type such as bamboo, fern and some other flower that is resistant to climate change and have flowering throughout the year.
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