Apr 26, 2019 | Eastern Philosophy
Students of Taoism and Eastern philosophy will inevitably come across the notion of the Ten Thousand Things. And like so many aspects of Eastern spirituality, what appears so simple and mundane turns out to be brimming with esoteric mystery. We’ve touched on...
Apr 12, 2019 | Eastern Philosophy
You don’t need to be a master guru of Eastern mysticism to recognize the sublime beauty of a Tibetan Buddhist Thangka. Simply take a close look at one of these traditional religious paintings, and you can practically feel your heart, mind and soul being swept...
Mar 28, 2017 | Alternative Lifestyle, Eastern Philosophy, Health & Nutrition, Natural Healing
Meditation has always been a wonderful way to calm, center, and focus the mind and spirit. Evidence out of UCLA suggests that this kind of quiet, directed introspection could also strengthen the connections between neurons and increase the amount of folding in the...
Nov 10, 2015 | Eastern Philosophy
Even before the emergence of myths and drama, our ancestors produced symbols to express the meaning of existence and explore the mystery of their condition. No image encapsulates the pattern of human experience quite so precisely and succinctly as the ancient mandala,...
Nov 3, 2015 | Eastern Philosophy
Bamboo is something of a symbol of Far Eastern culture. So it’s not unusual for our love of bamboo to spill over into other Asian ideas and aesthetics, like bonsai, meditation and Wabi-Sabi. But today we’re going to explore and unpack another treasure...
Oct 28, 2015 | Eastern Philosophy
Here at Bambu Batu, we love promoting bamboo. It’s a plant with over a thousand species and nearly a million uses. Bamboo never gets old. Well, almost never. But as a wise Muppet once croaked, “It’s not easy being green.” So in that vein,...
