Two Minutes of Zen | Beyond Words: What Bonsai Taught Me Today

Two Minutes of Zen | Beyond Words: What Bonsai Taught Me TodayDay 558 🌿7:08 AM — Tokyo, JapanToday was very humid.The moss was still moist after yesterday’s humidity.My Asahiyama Sakura has still not bloomed.Yet the flower buds are not dry or damaged.Perhaps there is nothing I need to change today.In Zen, there is a teaching called “Kyōge Betsuden” (教外別伝)—the idea that the deepest wisdom cannot always be explained through words. It is discovered through direct experience.Every morning, I look at these two bonsai.Some days they change.Some days they do not.Instead of asking, “Why hasn’t it bloomed yet?” I try to ask, “What is this moment teaching me?”While watching the highlights of the Bangladesh vs. Zimbabwe cricket match, I noticed the same lesson.Great players do not hurry every delivery.They wait, observe, and respond when the right moment arrives.I’m also looking forward to the MLB All-Star Game.No matter how exciting the world’s greatest athletes are, today’s quiet lesson from two small bonsai feels just as meaningful.Zen reminds me to stay humble.Nature does not bloom because I want it to.It blooms when it is ready.Perhaps people are the same.Today’s lesson was not found in words.It was quietly waiting on my balcony.🎥 Watch more quiet moments from Japan:https://www.youtube.com/@Zen-Bonsai-Vibes#Zen #KyogeBetsuden #Bonsai #JapaneseCulture #Sakura #Mindfulness #Cricket #MLB #Nature #Tokyo