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Saturday, January 17, 2004

a quote
while I am certainly not a believer in Eastern philosophies, certain morsels of wisdom can be found in them. Such as this one from the Book of Tea, which was written by Kakuzo Okakura:

"We must remember, however, that art is of value only to the
extent that it speaks to us. It might be a universal language
if we ourselves were universal in our sympathies. Our
finite nature, the power of tradition and conventionality, as
well as our hereditary instincts, restrict the scope of our
capacity for artistic enjoyment. Our very individuality
establishes in one sense a limit to our understanding; and our
aesthetic personality seeks its own affinities in the creations of
the past. It is true that with cultivation our sense of art
appreciation broadens, and we become able to enjoy many
hitherto unrecognised expressions of beauty. But, after all, we
see only our own image in the universe,--our particular
idiosyncracies dictate the mode of our perceptions."

This was written to explain the floating nature of Teaist philosophy, but it can be applied to all aspects of life.,
Patrick Beam
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