In dieser Welt gehört uns nichts, aber wir gehören zusammen. 🤍

Stille und Liebe. Wenn wir fühlen. 🫀

Good night 🥺

I want to share some stillness with you. The ones who know me, recognize me as a still person. I always found deepest understanding in the quiet japanese aesthetics. Below you find some beautiful traditional words remembering us that stillness is healing.

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ANSHIN — 安心 means “peace of mind, inner safety, calm assurance.”
Not the absence of danger —
but the presence of trust within yourself.

AOI — 葵 is a symbol of purity, harmony, and quiet strength in Japanese culture.
It reflects a connection with nature, tradition, and inner balance.

ASAGIRI — 朝霧 means “morning mist.”
A fleeting moment between night and day,
where the world is soft, silent, and undefined.

BUDŌ — 武道 means “The Way of the Warrior.”
Not a path of battle, but a journey of discipline, presence, and inner alignment.
It teaches that true strength is born from stillness,
and clarity emerges only when the mind becomes as calm
as a moonlit pond.

BUDŌ — 武道 means “The Way of the Warrior.”
Not a path of battle, but a discipline of the mind.
Not aggression, but restraint.
Not noise, but clarity.

BUDŌ — 武道 means “the way of the warrior.”
Not just combat —
but discipline, control, and inner mastery.

BUSHIDŌ — 武士道 is the path of discipline, restraint and unwavering presence.
Not haste, but precision.
Not tension, but controlled power.
A samurai trains the mind first, then the blade.
Clarity is forged in silence.
Through repetition, focus comes effortlessly.

BYAKKO — 白虎 means White Tiger — a symbol of strength, protection, discipline, and spiritual power in Japanese and East Asian tradition.

BYAKKO — 白虎 is the White Tiger, guardian spirit of the West in Japanese tradition —
a symbol of silent strength, vigilance, and disciplined awareness.

DAO — 道 means “The Way.”
A path not defined by movement,
but revealed through stillness.

DAO — 道 means “The Way.”
A path not of movement, but of awareness.
A return to stillness, discipline, and inner clarity.

DAO — 道 means “The Way.”
A path of inner balance,
where silence becomes guidance.

DAO — 道 means „The Way“.
Not a destination, but a path —
shaped by discipline, silence, and presence.

DAO — 道 means “The Way.”
Not a destination.
Not a goal.
But a quiet path of awareness, simplicity, and harmony with nature.

DAO — 道 means „The Way“.
Not a destination, but a state of being.
The quiet discipline of presence,
where mind, breath and nature move as one.

DO — 道 means “The Path” or “The Way.”
A quiet journey inward,
where strength is found in stillness.

FŪGA — 風雅 means “elegant beauty of nature” or “refined harmony with the natural world.”
In Japanese culture it represents a deep appreciation of quiet landscapes, poetry, and the subtle beauty of changing seasons.

FUSHIN — 不心 can be understood as “no-mind” — a state beyond distraction and overthinking.
Not emptiness, but clarity.
Not force, but presence.

GENSHIN — 原心 means ‘primordial heart’ or ‘primordial spirit’.
It is the pure state before thoughts arise,
before doubt, before the clamour —
the tranquil source of discipline, clarity and true concentration.

GETSU — 月 means "the moon" – the silent guardian of the night, a symbol of intuition, clarity and inner reflection.
In Japanese aesthetics, the moon is not merely a light in the sky, but the soul of silence, a gentle presence that reveals what cannot be seen by day.

HANA — 花 means flower — a symbol of quiet beauty, impermanence, and presence.

HARUKA — 遥か means “far away,” “distant,” or “beyond reach.”
It reflects a sense of vastness —
a quiet distance where the mind becomes free and light.

HIKAGE — 日陰 means “shade” or “cool shadow.”
A place of rest away from intensity,
where the mind softens and the body releases tension.

HIKARI — 光 means light — not just the light we see,
but the inner radiance that awakens clarity,
softens the heart,
and illuminates the quiet path within.

JAKU — 寂 means Quietude, Solitude, or Tranquil Emptiness in Japanese.
It reflects a sacred stillness — not loneliness, but the peaceful silence where awareness deepens and the mind becomes clear.

KAGE — 影 means “shadow.”
Not darkness —
but a quiet presence where light softens and the mind becomes still.

(Hikari Zen)

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