{"id":2175,"date":"2018-10-03T19:26:04","date_gmt":"2018-10-03T19:26:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aurelis.org\/blog\/?p=2175"},"modified":"2024-11-13T19:50:43","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T19:50:43","slug":"simply-beautiful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aurelis.org\/blog\/meditation\/simply-beautiful","title":{"rendered":"Simply Beautiful"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eventually, what is beautiful is simple. Also when this beauty is surrounded by complexity.<\/h3>\n

Simplicity in beauty<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Beauty doesn\u2019t necessarily mean \u2018not much\u2019. It always means \u2018not too<\/u><\/em> much\u2019. At least, no superfluous complexity is standing in the way.<\/p>\n

So as much as possible, beauty can flow where it wants.<\/p>\n

According to me, beauty is always an invitation.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u2018Beauty\u2019 is attractive, showing a direction (towards beauty) in a setting of freedom. In this combination of freedom and direction lies an invitation, a suggestion.<\/p>\n

No chaos. No coercion.<\/p>\n

In absurdo: if an attraction is so huge that one cannot speak of \u2018freedom\u2019, I would rather call it an addiction: ego swallowing deeper self.<\/p>\n

Simplicity in beauty is an openness that is inviting in a way somewhat like in a dance: a gentleman lends openness. A lady accepts the invitation.<\/p>\n

According to me, beauty is always deep.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Nevertheless, people may find beauty in superficial layers. Even in such a case, the real beauty lies in depth and shows itself \u2013 more or less \u2013 through<\/em> superficiality.<\/p>\n

Sometimes rather awkwardly.<\/p>\n

Depth in beauty may require a learning effort. To someone who doesn\u2019t make the effort, superficial layers are like a medium that transmits the \u2018beauty radiance\u2019 while at the same time dispersing it. Such an experience is \u2018easier\u2019 but may be less profound.<\/p>\n

A superficial experience has less volume.\u00a0Real beauty is a deep and voluminous experience.<\/p>\n

Beauty presupposes effort.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

An artist \u2013 producer of beauty \u2013 may put much effort in creation.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, if you would go into<\/em> the creative process, you might find that at the core<\/em>, it\u2019s always spontaneous. This is, as to the etymology of \u2018spontaneous\u2019: flowing from one\u2019s free will. Again: no unneeded complexities.<\/p>\n

The effort is free-willingly done. So (apart from universal determinism) \u2018free will\u2019 is indeed relevant to beauty:<\/p>\n