#weekendstories — Public Fediverse posts

"The entire universe in the ten directions is one bright pearl." In Ikka myōju, #Dōgen develops this image to illustrate the nondual nature of reality, where all phenomena are interconnected and mutually inclusive, challenging conventional distinctions between self and world, subject and object. Here's a brief summary and discussion of the fascicle:

🌍 https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2026/2026-09-13-ikka_myoju/

#WeekendStories #Buddhism #ZenBuddhism

"The entire universe in the ten directions is one bright pearl." In Ikka myōju, #Dōgen develops this image to illustrate the nondual nature of reality, where all phenomena are interconnected and mutually inclusive, challenging conventional distinctions between self and world, subject and object. Here's a brief summary and discussion of the fascicle:

🌍 https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2026/2026-09-13-ikka_myoju/

#WeekendStories #Buddhism #ZenBuddhism

"The entire universe in the ten directions is one bright pearl." In Ikka myōju, #Dōgen develops this image to illustrate the nondual nature of reality, where all phenomena are interconnected and mutually inclusive, challenging conventional distinctions between self and world, subject and object. Here's a brief summary and discussion of the fascicle:

🌍 https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2026/2026-09-13-ikka_myoju/

#WeekendStories #Buddhism #ZenBuddhism

"The entire universe in the ten directions is one bright pearl." In Ikka myōju, #Dōgen develops this image to illustrate the nondual nature of reality, where all phenomena are interconnected and mutually inclusive, challenging conventional distinctions between self and world, subject and object. Here's a brief summary and discussion of the fascicle:

🌍 https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2026/2026-09-13-ikka_myoju/

#WeekendStories #Buddhism #ZenBuddhism

"The entire universe in the ten directions is one bright pearl." In Ikka myōju, #Dōgen develops this image to illustrate the nondual nature of reality, where all phenomena are interconnected and mutually inclusive, challenging conventional distinctions between self and world, subject and object. Here's a brief summary and discussion of the fascicle:

🌍 https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2026/2026-09-13-ikka_myoju/

#WeekendStories #Buddhism #ZenBuddhism

Also seen in April 2025: The #Museum for #EastAsianArt in #Cologne hosts a small exhibition called "The Line", dedicated to calligraphic principles in #KoreanArt. It highlights how #writing and #brushwork serve as unifying aesthetic principles across media, from painting to ceramics and bronzes, tracing a continuity from the #Goryeo period to #ContemporaryArt. Here's a brief summary of that visit:

🌍 https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2026/2026-01-07_the_line_korean_calligraphy/

#WeekendStories #Korea #Calligraphy #Hangeul

Before heading to teh St. Servatius Basilica in #Maastricht, we visited the #BonnefantenMuseum on the same day. Here are some reflections of that visit along with some photos I took there:

🌍 https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2026/2026-01-02-bonnefanten_museum/

#WeekendStories #Museum #ChristianArt #ReligiousArt #ArtHistory #ContemporaryArt

#Avalokiteśvāra, the #bodhisattva of compassion, embodies the #Mahāyāna ideal of boundless #empathy and #ethical engagement. Revered across Buddhist cultures, Avalokiteśvāra's adaptability and commitment to alleviating #suffering (#dukkha) highlight #Buddhism's unique fusion of #wisdom (#prajna) and #compassion (#karuna).

🌍 https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2025/2025-09-20-avalokitesvara/

#WeekendStories #Kannon #Guanyin