Some may be familiar with the poet Matsuo Basho’s haikus, each a literary snapshot of a moment in time. One of his most famous is “The old pond,” here translated by Robert Hass:
The old pond–
a frog jumps in,
sound of water.
The more we look into it, the more remarkable it becomes. Artistic expression has a long-standing history in Buddhist tradition, with mindfulness and creativity feeding one another and resulting in an increased sense of presence and aliveness. Andrea hosted this week’s talk with a recording by Anne Cushman that elaborates on the role of creativity in our mindfulness practice.
You can listen to today’s talk here:
