Minah Lee

“Macrame” Madras, the Buddhist hand gestures, are analogous to macrame, a textile knitting technique whose knitting fingers look like darmachakra mudra, which means continuous energy in Buddhism.

“Home gardening” Bathing of the Buddha by pouring a fragrance over Buddha’s statue to celebrate Buddha’s birth can be synthesized with a gardening activity, when someone pours water over their plants. “Water-Moon Avalokiteshvara (Korean: Suwolgwaneum)” as the reference image.

“Baking” Candle lighting in order to free oneself from agonizing thoughts can be combined with baking, in which someone turns on the oven and cook breads.

“ASMR” Beating of a wooden fish, a Buddhist percussion instrument, to enlighten the common people with a sound that can be thought of as a form of ASMR sound, in which someone makes beats and sounds.

“Moongazing” Stringing Buddhist rosary to count the number of prayers and free oneself from internal anguish can be comparable to gazing at the moon, a hobby in which someone photographs the moon every day and works in the darkroom to develop the taken photos.

“Strength training” The 108 prostrations are aimed at removing 108 earthly desires. This activity is analogous to a strength training workout, which aims to repeat the same movements without losing a balanced posture. “Bhavacakra (Wheel of Life)” as a reference image to show the repetition.

“Dog walking” Going on a pilgrimage to find inner peace by traveling all over the world is comparable to dog walking, in which someone takes a stroll with his puppy. “Path of Samatha meditation” as the reference image to show the stages.

“Journaling” Zen meditation in an effort to clear one’s mind is like journaling, where someone sits cross-legged and writes words that reflect one’s inner life.

“Shoe customizing” Drawing eyes on the statue of Buddha to give life-force can be combined with footwear design. In both cases, one applies a paint brush to the object in order to give the object a new life and a meaning to the item.

Hobbhism