Wabi-Sabi

wabi sabi
the fragrance of tea
in the fading light.

(2 March 2015)

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Notes:-

Wabi-sabi (侘寂) represents a comprehensive Japanese world view or aesthetic centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection. The aesthetic is sometimes described as one of beauty that is "imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete". It is a concept derived from the Buddhist teaching of the three marks of existence (三法印 sanbōin), specifically impermanence (無常 mujō), the other two being suffering (苦 ku) andemptiness or absence of self-nature (空 kū).

Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wabi-sabi

The Japanese view of life embraced a simple aesthetic
that grew stronger as inessentials were eliminated
and trimmed away. - Architect Tadao Ando

Link: http://nobleharbor.com/tea/chado/WhatIsWabi-Sabi.htm