Imperfect River Scented Candle 250g

Concealing Zen

The Zen river, a waterless watercourse created from inorganic stone and organic moss. The refreshing citrus and moss overflow with the cold stone, providing a complete yet incomplete fragrance of meditation.

• Top: Bergamot, Lemon, Clary Sage, Leaves
• Middle: Rose, Koke, Jasmine, Ishi
• Last: Amber, Cashmere Wood, Vetiver
• Base: Hidden Japonism 834

Ryoan-ji Temple, Northwest Kyoto, Japan

The stone garden at Ryoan-ji Temple; a Japanese garden that epitomises the world of Zen. This Zen garden isn’t for enjoying the scenery but for allowing quiet, soothing meditation. It features a placement of a total of 15 stones of various sizes, in groups of 5, 2, 3, 2 and 3 starting from the east side, all surrounded by raked sand. Many of the profound mysteries surrounding the garden still entice debate today, such as the stones being placed so that one of them is always hidden no matter the angle from which the garden is observed, and the river-like flow created by the placement of stones, sand and moss.