Dear Graham,
Bonsai and Shakuhachi both refer to the "sabi", of the expression
"wabi-sabi"...
They both stand for the Solitariness of the "one"..
The sound of one Shakuhachi....a bamboo forest..
The one Bonsai representing an entire Forest..
The rightiousness of being Solitary...
Ronnie Nyogetsu Seldin
On Sat, 16 May 1998, graham ranft wrote:
> G'day..
>
> It occurred to me the other whilst browsing about Bonsai sites on the WWW
> that maybe Bonsai and Shakuhachi enthusiasts have something in common.
>
> Intuitively I feel that that each activity have a lot in common.
>
> How many of you in this list are actively "doing" Bonsai?
>
> Anyone care to comment and start a new thread?
>
> If you think this thread will become overgrown how about replying to me
> direct? I can edit and prune and do a general post of the results, if
> any.
>
> Be happy and well!
>
> Graham in Canberra OZ.
>
> mailto:ranftg@interact.net.au
>
> WEB Page has,is and will be updated...
>
> http://users.interact.net.au/~pran/index.htm
>
>
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