Every Sunday morning, we feature a one-on-one Q&A with Jun, our resident curator, exploring the connection between Zen and architecture.
Ideal start to a day of mindfulness?My ideal morning routine includes waking up, brushing my teeth, meditating, going to the gym, and ‘eating the frogs’—tackling the most difficult tasks of the day head-on. Successfully executing this sequence increases the likelihood of having a good, mindful day, where I have the patience and capacity to handle whatever comes my way. It’s really about mental space.
Mindfulness requires us to tidy up our minds so that we can accept information as a whole. Imagine a large sculpture in a garden, inviting you to walk around and appreciate it, versus the same sculpture stuffed into an already packed storeroom. Without mental space, it’s hard to achieve mindfulness.
Photo: Joe Jun Liao