The 7 Principles of Zen are:
1. Fukinsei (Asymmetry)
2. Kanso (Simplicity)
3. Koko (Austerity)
4. Shizen (Naturalness)
5. Datsuzoku (Unworldliness)
6. Yugen (Subtlety or Mystery)
7. Seijaku (Silence)
A couple of the kanji used in these is quite interesting. Shi-Zen for instance is made of the kanji for self and to be, or being. Datsu-Zoku is to take off or strip off, and the other is vulgar or common. Sei-Jaku is is quiet and lonely.
Where did these come from? These ideas all eminate from the notion of Mujo (impermanence). Mujo is our realization that everything changes. We truely understand Mujo when we come face to face with our own mortality.
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