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According to of Aesthetic values as do the Greek ideals of Beauty and perfection in the West." Andrew Juniper claims, "if an object or expression can bring about, within us, a sense of serene melancholy and a spiritual longing, then that object could be said to be wabi sabi." Richard R. Powell summarizes by saying "It (wabi-sabi) nurtures all that is authentic by acknowledging three simple realities: nothing lasts, nothing is finished, and nothing is perfect." Examining the meanings of the component words ''wabi'' and ''sabi'', we find sentiments of desolation and solitude. In a Mahayana Buddhist view of the universe, these may be viewed as positive characteristics, representing liberation from a material world and Transcendence to a simpler life. Mahayana philosophy itself, however, warns that genuine understanding cannot be achieved through words or language, so accepting wabi-sabi on nonverbal terms may be the most appropriate approach. WABI-SABI IN JAPANESE ARTS Many Japanese Art s over the past thousand years have been influenced by Zen and Mahayana philosophy, particularly acceptance and contemplation of the imperfection, constant Flux , and Impermanence of all things. Such arts can exemplify a wabi-sabi aesthetic. Here is an incomplete list:
WESTERN USE During the 1990s the concept was borrowed by computer software developers and employed in Agile Programming and Wiki Wiki to describe acceptance of the state of ongoing imperfection that is the product of these methods. SEE ALSO
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