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| "Together Alive" Shoko Kanazawa 2016 |
In Japanese Shodo (Way of Calligraphy), there is a saying which goes: Kokoro tadashikereba sunawachi fude tadashii— which means loosely "If your mind is correct, the brush will be correct." The Japanese word 'Kokoro' can also mean 'heart', but sometimes it can mean other things as well, such as mind, spirit and the essence of an individual. It's a big little word.
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| Shoko Kanazawa 2012 |
In Shodo practice, having a correct mind actually means to become free of conceptualising mind and make marks directly from our true nature. Correct mind means to stay calm, focused and be fully present so that all the brushstrokes come directly from the heart, or kokoro.
If you want to see what that really means, please take a look at acclaimed Japanese calligrapher Shoko Kanazawa in action by clicking right here.
Images courtesy of shoko.org/en/index.html
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