#eastern-philosophy

#eastern-philosophy

I've been thinking about this a lot lately, especially after watching my wife's Vietnamese grandmother at a recent family gathering. At 82, she moves through life with this remarkable lightness, even though she's lived through more hardship than I can imagine. She doesn't speak much English, but her presence speaks volumes. What makes someone age into that kind of person? The one who glows from within, who seems genuinely content, who younger people naturally gravitate toward?

'While each time we slip into sleep, it is a rehearsal for death - a journey beyond the body,' the artist reflects.

In this issue, the complex themes of paradox, emptiness, and the interplay of absence and nothingness in Eastern thought are explored by various authors.