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Zen gardens are trendy in Eastern tradition, especially in Japan, as we all use them for meditative purposes. They are generally composed only of sand, rocks, and some vegetation. Learn more about them in this article!
The Zen gardens are dry gardens formerly used in temples for meditation purposes and where everything was in its proper place to create harmony and balance. Although this tradition dates back to unmemorable times, it has been preserved in time, and they are currently living an exciting revival.
Zen garden consists of a shallow sandy field. In addition to sand, there is gravel, rocks, and occasionally some grass, moss, and other natural elements. Anyway, some people make them on a small scale to have them in their own home.
Zen gardens are small. They rarely exceed the dimension of 10 meters by 30. The raked sand (which can have different strokes) indicates the shape of the sea. Around the rocks located, rings are formed, as if they create ripples in the water. The rest of the garden is raked parallel to the platform that gives it its foundation based on the zen decoration.
These Japanese Zen gardens are made following sacred proportions. They have multiple readings but always following the multiple of three, which according to the beliefs of the meditators, confers interesting, energetic properties.
Those who manufacture them on a small scale to have them in their home recommend placing them on the nightstand. Thus, when one does not find the horizon, one can enter a different reality and find the energy balance.
How to Make a Zen Garden at Home
Creating a Japanese zen garden at home is unnecessary to have a vast plot to accommodate them. But the first thing you have to do is choose if you prefer a small indoor one or an outdoor one that can help you have a more beautiful garden.
Outdoor Zen Gardens
- You don’t have to take up all your space. You can make a miniature zen garden in any corner of the free place you have in your house.
- Sand, rake, stones, something with water, and some vegetation should never be lacking. Then the orientation is given by you.
- Don’t lose sight of the raking issue. It should always be respecting the sand that symbolizes the water and the waves that “impact” on the other devices you have in the Zen garden.
Indoor Zen Garden
- It is also possible if you want a miniature Zen garden because you don’t have a patio. First, get yourself an excellent wooden box where you are going to install it.
- For mini Zen gardens: The mechanics are the same: sand, some plant/bonsai, stones, water, and the usual arrangement. Only in small and indoor Zen gardens is everything done on a much smaller scale. As always, the sand is tranquil and calm.
- The arrangement of a mini zen garden is the same as in outdoor cases. Decorate it the way you like it and then place it where you think it works best according to feng shui.
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