“CALLIGRAPHIC MEDITATION:
THE MINDFUL ART OF ZEN MASTER THICH NHAT HANH”
Beginning September 7th, 2013, ABC will transform Deepak HomeBase, on our mezzanine level, into a gallery, a sanctuary, holding 80+ original calligraphic pieces by Thich Nhat Hanh. Running for four months, we welcome our community to visit and explore the concept of mindfulness – from art, to consumption and our environment, to what it means to integrate peace into our everyday lives.
Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh is best known as a prolific author, poet, teacher, scholar, and peace activist. Yet he is also a master calligrapher, distilling ancient Buddhist teachings into simple phrases that resonate with our modern times, capturing and expressing his lifetime of meditative insight, peace, and compassion.
Calligraphic Meditation: The Mindful Art of Thich Nhat Hanh is a collection of some of Thich Nhat Hanh’s most poignant and most recent calligraphies. On display in the United States for the first time, this exhibition offers a rare opportunity to spend time in the presence of his art, which can be a meditative practice in itself.
“In my calligraphy, there is ink, tea, breathing, mindfulness, and concentration. Writing calligraphy is a practice of meditation. I write the words or sentences that can remind people about the practice.”
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