At first, they’ll only dislike what you say, but the more correct you start sounding the more they’ll dislike you.
–
Criss Jami
correct
As you know, shibumi has to do with great refinement underlying commonplace appearances. It is a statement so correct that it does not have to
As you know, shibumi has to do with great refinement underlying commonplace appearances. It is a statement so correct that it does not have to be bold, so poignant it does not have to be pretty, so true it does not have to be real. Shibumi is understanding, rather than knowledge. Eloquent silence. In demeanor, it is modesty without pudency. In art, where the spirit of shibumi takes the form of sabi, it is elegant simplicity, articulate brevity. In philosophy, where shibumi emerges as wabi, it is spiritual tranquility that is not passive; it is being without the angst of becoming.
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Trevanian,
Shibumi