How to keep yourself calm and peaceful, lessons learned from Ikebana

Posted on : 2020年4月6日 Last updated : 2020年4月6日 Author : Yuko Tomizuka Category : Japanese Culture, Japanese Society

Since 14th century, Japanese aristocrats, politicians, noble classes have preferred traditional Japanese culture which has Buddhism philosophy in its base and supported them to maintain their peace and concentration in their mind. Flower arrangement, tea ceremony, incense and meditation, all of them are examples of such traditional culture. I have been training flower arrangement at Souami school, which has the oldest history and sometimes I realize that this works to keep myself well balanced and maintain my internal peace and harmony even under chaotic environment. It was
I created the video, by which you can figure out how to develop such fine art.