| Designing your apartment based on Zen principles can | | | | form of presenting their ideas unlike your typical |
| give you a more relaxed and peaceful state of mind. | | | | western philosophies. The best way to describe what |
| Though you may not be familiar with the terms and | | | | Zen is that it is a state of mind that heightens our |
| quotes Zen masters recite, you can still give your | | | | awareness to the here and now without relying fully |
| home a slice of nirvana. Here are some tips you can | | | | on our opinions and ideas. |
| follow in order to have that mystic eastern feel in your | | | | Zen interior decorating uses the harmonious interaction |
| home. | | | | of space and form within your home or apartment. |
| What is Zen? | | | | This gives you a more soothing and relaxed feel, giving |
| Zen can be very hard to understand for those who | | | | you the great amount of rest which you deserve. |
| have just encountered it because they will usually | | | | The Zen approach to interior decorating promotes |
| encounter paradoxical questions such as "what is the | | | | minimalism. Zen uses the bare essentials within a |
| sound of one hand clapping?" and phrases such as | | | | dwelling and each item in the house has a specific use. |
| "To become the Buddha, you must kill the Buddha" | | | | The best colors to use to have that Zen touch in your |
| which can easily confuse you. So what exactly is Zen | | | | home are earth tones such as brown. Lighting is also |
| then? Unfortunately, the ambiguity of Zen does not | | | | important for a Zen home, and this is achieved by |
| allow it to be pinpointed with a specific definition. | | | | letting more sunlight through large windows. |
| First of all, Zen is not a religion. This is because they do | | | | By letting the principles of Zen on light, space and |
| not have priests, scriptures, and dogmas that guide or | | | | function interact harmoniously within your home, you |
| determine what a Zen monk should do. Second, it is | | | | could have a happy home that is in-sync with nature |
| not a philosophy. Zen does not have any systematic | | | | and the world around you. |