Pu – the uncarved block
The mind in its purest state
Imagine an unworked piece of wood straight from the forest. It has not yet been carved into a chair, a bowl or an ornament. In this state the block holds infinite potential.
Pu symbolizes your mind in its purest original state – before parents, school, advertising and social demands began carving into you and telling you who you 'must' be.
We spend so much time building an identity: the right clothes, fine titles, theater for others. To strive for Pu is to rediscover the simple, unbound presence that does not constantly need to justify itself.
Of everything you have 'built onto yourself' – titles, roles, ideals – what could you release without losing anything real?
Clear one small surface today – a shelf, a desk, a folder. Feel the difference in your mind.