About the Course
Haiku as a way of inhabiting the present moment with pure perception unclouded by complication
Matsuo Bashō, born in 1644 in Japan, is widely regarded as the greatest master of the wrote in haiku form he said:
'When composing a verse let there not be a hair's breath separating your mind from what you write; composition of a poem must be done in an instant, like a woodcutter felling a huge tree or a swordsman leaping at a dangerous enemy'.
And:
'Go to the pine if you want to learn about the pine, or to the bamboo if you want to learn about the bamboo. And in doing so, you must leave your subjective preoccupation with yourself. Otherwise you impose yourself on the object and you do not learn'.
Both these quotes suggest that the writing of haiku is about the leaving behind of preconceptions and endeavouring to fully engage in the moment of sensing your experience with immeadiacy.
This event will look at the ways that this is possible and how to engage with the world from a central still point.
More to follow
Led by
Karen Revivo and Simon Blundell
