enzo

Last week I was hired to do some graphic design using images of the zen enzo. After working on the project and looking at the paintings for several hours, I found myself becoming quite captivated by what it was bringing into my awareness.












The enzo is the circle of infinity, circle of simplicity, circle of all beginnings and all endings. It contains emptiness and fullness and reminds us of All things visible, All things unseen and of course; to end is to begin and so on. The real appeal for me rests in the actual practice of creating the enzo. The monk sits in meditation and at the moment of enlightenment, paints the circle as an expression of his/her realization and unity with everything....