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The serenity, tranquility and sense that all is okay that one feels when entering a Japanese garden is due to the principle of Seijaku. This design approach considers the situations needed to create a sense of stillness that is conducive to mind states such as meditation, detachment and enlightment.

  

Seijaku is very much associated with still ponds and unruffled reflections on the water. The opposite of Seijaku is any kind of noise, motion or disturbance, so therefore a burbling fountain would not be a part of a Seijaku type design element. The intention of Seijaku is to create a sense of inner peace in the viewer.

  

Seijaku is also a term that is used to describe certain ideal moments such as the peace that is experienced in a Japanese garden at dawn or dusk, moon-lit gardens and snow-covered fruit trees.