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    Wabi Sabi, Tonglen & Fractured Wholeness

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    23 sept 2025
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    Discover how Japanese wabi sabi, Buddhist tonglen practice, and kintsugi wisdom reveal that true wholeness includes our broken parts. Learn to breathe with suffering and find beauty in imperfection.

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    “

    Wholeness doesn't mean unbroken; it means integrated, including the broken parts. The gold in kintsugi doesn't hide the cracks—it celebrates them.

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    I would like to explore the relationship between wabi sabi, tonglen and fractured wholeness

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    Wabi Sabi
    Symbiosis of Wabi-Sabi and Zen Buddhism Syncing Art, Lifestyle, and
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    https://astridauxier.com/wabi-sabi-zen-buddhism/
    Wabi-Sabi - The Zen of Things. On Buddhism and Beauty
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    https://www.soika.com/links/text/20e_wabi-sabi.htm
    Thoughts without a thinker
    Kintsugi mind: How clinicians can be restored rather than broken by the pandemic
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    https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9007128/
    What Stands in the Way Becomes the Way: Dual and Non-Dual Approaches to Meditation Hindrances in Buddhist Traditions and Contemplative Science
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    Opening & Welcome

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    Topic Introduction & Source Material Setup

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    The Beauty of Brokenness

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    The Alchemy of Suffering

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    The Practice of Fractured Wholeness

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