Ma: The Japanese Secret to Contemplation and Calm Publisher / Wellfleet ‘I am Black because I

‘I am Black because I come from the earth’s inside

each image stirs a different mood

its design is a symbol of freedom

a high-flying migrant that crosses the Himalayas twice a year

Ma: The Japanese Secret to Contemplation and Calm Publisher / Wellfleet ‘I am Black because I'Ma the emptiness in which time, space and thoughts are suspendedis an invitation to awareness.' The traditional Japanese concept of ma refers to a pause or a space, "the moment of no action, the stillness and silence that is filled with more powerful energy than the moments of action" on the classic Noh stage. It also refers to the pauses taken in between notes by a shakuhachi flute player or the spaces between stones in a Zen garden which reveal