RENTAI CAROLINE MABY

In the Zen lineage in which I studied — that of Kobun Chino Roshi — we receive two names.

Hanayama is born of this same stance — the conviction that nature is an inexhaustible field of emergence, and that the time has come to dedicate a place of listening to it.

What does that mean? Do we have a "wild Nature" within us? What is it? By our "wild Nature," should we understand raw instinct or original impulse freed from social and cultural conditioning?

How can we mobilize the forces of Art and loving kindness in the service of Peace and a viable future for humanity?

Beyond being markers of our history, fractures and their healing are initiations.

From my little haven of peace in Saint-Cast (Brittany) — the second studio — I contemplate Cézembre* and the " Grand Jardin " lighthouse.

I have been very honored to realize about ten decorative panels to adorn the main altar of SokukoJi Zen Buddhist Monastery, Michigan, USA.

What is Ensō? The Japanese kanji 円相 tell us: 'Almost - a Circle'. Almost.