Taos Art School

Kazuaki Tanahashi is a calligrapher, painter, and writer. Originally from Japan, he has had solo exhibitions at the EVERSON MUSEUM, CALIFORNIA MUSEUM, ERLANGEN MUSEUM
(Germany) , and many art galleries and Universities. His publications include: Brush Mind, Penetrating Laughter, Hakuin's Zen & Art, and Moon in a dewdrop: Writings of Zen Master Dogon. www.brushmind.net

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by K. Tanahashi

   We have chosen a very special setting for this class. Ojo Caliente is a unique spot on this earth where five natural mineral hot springs flow.

Not included in housing fee:

• There are many individual spa treatments you can order on your own: A variety of facials, sea weed wraps, and hot rock massage.
• Lunch and dinner are ordered a la carte from the restaurant on your own schedule.

  Ojo Caliente has been used since time immemorial by Native Americans. After a day of calligraphy there is nothing more delightful than a relaxing soak in the hot springs, followed by one of the many spa treatments available, such as massages or facials. Students are housed in the quaint hotel on location, complete with a healthy gourmet restaurant. Class is held in a light-filled yurt complete with tables and chairs.

     This ancient site offers many beautiful hiking trails and visits to Anasazi ruins. The setting is tranquil. The food is delicious. The stars at night will touch your soul.

Included in your housing fee:

• Complete access to all public mineral pools, steam and sauna.
• Private daily mineral bath, followed by signature Milagro Relaxation Wrap.
• Complete breakfast each morning
• One spa treatment included - 25 minute massage and Desert Dew Hand treatment.
• Double occupancy

A Flock of Fools: Ancient Buddhist Tales of Wisdom and Laughter from The One Hundred Parable Sutra.

“Is there a moon that is not full?
Is there a moment that is not miracles?” ~Kaz

Miracles of the Moment:
A journal with the circles and words of Kazuaki Tanahashi.

Out of Print

Beyond Thinking: A Guide to Zen Meditation: Zen Master Dogen.

“For this book we have selected
his essays, talks, and instructions
that touch upon various aspects of
Zen meditation. We present the text
in four parts: ‘Entering Zazen,’
‘Zazen Experience,’ ‘Zazen in Community,’
and ‘Zazen through the Seasons.’” ~Kaz

Brush Mind

“Each line we draw carries our wish
for our children and their children.”
~ Brush Mind

Others:

Enlightenment Unfolds: The Essential Teachings of Zen Master Dogen
“A profound thinker and imaginative writer of medieval Japan, the monk Dogen remains an extraordinary source of inspiration for readers of our time... We hope the text in this book illustrates Dogen as a whole person – not only as a seeker, traveler, teacher, and priest who brought Zen from China to Japan, but as a poet, thinker, scholar, administrator, and woodcarver.”
~from the Preface

Essential Zen
“Stories remain in our consciousness, often unnoticed, as points of reference for understanding elements of life. However weird or enigmatic they are, or perhaps because of those very qualities, Zen stories have touched the hearts of people for over a thousand years.”
~from the Preface

Enku: Sculptor of a Hundred Thousand Buddhas
“Enku (1632-1695) was an extraordinary monk. The rough and direct quality of his wooden sculptures arose from the speed of his chisel strokes an his compulsion to carve and enormous quality of images. He completed 100,000 pieces of sculpture in his lifetime, a fact which by itself distinguishes him among sculptors. These sometimes smiling, sometimes fierce figures of deities were worshipped by the common people of his time; even today people attribute spiritual powers to them.”
~from the Introduction

Moon in a Dewdrop: Writings of Zen Master Dogen
“Enlightenment is like the moon reflected on the water. The moon does not get wet, nor is the water broken. Although its light is wide and great, the moon is reflected even in a puddle an inch wide. The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in dewdrops on the grass, or even in one drop of water. Enlightenment does not divide you, just as the moon does not break the water. You cannot hinder enlightenment, just as a drop of water does not hinder the moon in the sky. The depth of the drop is the height of the moon. Each reflection, however long or short its duration, manifests the vastness of the dewdrop, and realizes the limitlessness of the moonlight in the sky.” ~Dogon

Penetrating Laughter: Hakuin’s Zen and Art
“The vigor of Hakuin’s artistic expression arises from his practice of Zen meditation. Coarse, humorous, laced with folk motifs, the painting and calligraphy of this eighteenth-century Japanese monk yet seems to present something vast; when I think of greatness in art, my mind goes to Hakuin.”

Aikido, Ueshiba, Kisshomaru
“True budo (art of warriorship) is the loving protection of all beings with a spirit of reconciliation. Reconciliation means to allow the completion of everyone’s mission.”

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