• And the sense of transience or emptiness becomes a kind of ecstasy “an overwhelming feeling of great happiness or joyful excitement.”
Wabi-sabi
• Ultimate nature of existence (metaphysics), sacred knowledge (spirituality), emotional well-being (state of mind), behavior (morality), and the look and feel of things (materiality) • The allowance for imperfection and authenticity in the design of places begins to evoke spiritual experiences as users are permitted to relate in a unique, individual, and idiosyncratic way
THE CONCEPTS THAT AFFECT SPIRITUALITY
• Pahnke’s mythical consciousness as to the mind which lets go and moves with the flow of change
• When human reason is seen to be an expression of the same spontaneous balance of yang and yin as the natural universe, man’s action upon his environment is not felt as a conflict • Emphasising the spontaneous, natural, balanced approach to the world
A framework for exploring spirituality in the built environment • To facilitate more meaningful experiences by Humanity (narrative and authenticity) and Sensuality (phenomenology) • Along with the building enviroment architectural, landscape, etc..
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The Way (Tao)
Impermanence
