Don't chase after people's approval.Don't depend on your plans.Don't make decisions;let decisions make themselves.Free yourself of concepts;don't believe what you think.Embody the inexhaustible.Wander beyond all paths.Receive what you have been givenand know that it is always enough.The Master's mind is like a mirror:it responds but doesn't store,contains nothing, excludes nothing,and reflects things exactly as they … Continue reading Escher and Taoism on One Page
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Time Waits For No One at All
Just like the driftwood of a dreamLeft of the seashore of sleepJust like the words that wouldn't rhymeLost in the desert of timeTime waits for no one at allNo, not even youYou thought you'd seen it all beforeYou really thought you knew ---Justin Hayward (The Moody Blues) Image credit: Bather at the Seashore (Baigneuse au … Continue reading Time Waits For No One at All
Carl Jung Art
“… when you get into a disagreeable situation where you see no opening, no direct path, you assume that you are quite alone with yourself. … you may find yourself in a really tight place where you can’t get out, where you are helpless. Then you recognize that you are not alone, because such an … Continue reading Carl Jung Art
Daoist Ancient Chinese Painting
Maxwell Hearn, the head of Asian Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, demonstrates the ancient art of understanding and appreciating Chinese scroll paintings. Chinese ink paintings representing Daoism, this one included, usually portray impermanence and nothingness, sometimes referred to as the void. At the end of this painting, as the scroll is unwrapped, are … Continue reading Daoist Ancient Chinese Painting
Art Minimalism and Spirituality
The artwork shown above was created by Agnes Martin (1912-2004). It is a line grid. The video which follows is an interview with painter Agnes Martin at her studio in Taos in Nov. 1997. (Youtube: Chuck Smith) https://www.youtube.com/embed/_-JfYjmo5OA It is fascinating to hear Agnes Martin say, in this video interview, when asked if she meditates, … Continue reading Art Minimalism and Spirituality
Marc Chagall’s Art: “Blue Spirituality”
Russian-French artist, Marc Chagall, lived from 1887-1985. He was a great mystical painter and the color blue was his choice in which to represent the spiritual and transcendent side through symbolism. In the 1950's, Picasso said, "When Matisse dies, Chagall will be the only painter left who understands what colour really is". Matisse and Chagall … Continue reading Marc Chagall’s Art: “Blue Spirituality”
Greensleeves by Loreena McKennitt
To follow is one of my favorite Christmas songs of all time by one of my favorite singers of all time. It stirs up some kind a wistful feeling from deep within me. I'm joyful to say that I was in the audience when she sang this at eTown four years ago. Song begins at … Continue reading Greensleeves by Loreena McKennitt
One Seeker's Story 