“The reason we find nothing to dislike in the drawings made by children is that in them the inherent nature of man finds expression without being thwarted or frustrated.”* That is to say, they are free
As soon as the music starts, we search for the tune. We must find it, or else we reject the piece as “too modern.” But what if the very need for a tune is itself a
If the painting needs an explanation, then it's not realistic – for life is Untitled.
What is Creativity? 1. It is the grateful return of Inspiration as Aspiration. 2. It is the active meditation arising out of the still.
A Zen master who is also a photographer has had published a book of his photographs, each accompanied by a Zen commentary. The book is called Hearing with the Eye.* I photograph for the viewer not
“The Infinite exists potentially in every being,”* writes Lafcadio Hearn. (I think he means that it always exists in every being with the potential to be Known.) “That,” he continues, “is the Reality. The other self
The Divinity in every being is called in Japanese Muga-no-taiga, the Great Self without selfishness.
Lafcadio Hearn uses the phrase “the Woman-never-to-be-known.”* To me, She is the Mother of Love, Amida, within each of us that can be Known, but usually – tragically – is not. He speaks of “the ideals
There comes a point when every healing endeavor becomes deeper, and therefore more spiritual. For all healing is basically to do with the Soul. At this point, every so often, the sufferer quits – sometimes acrimoniously.
We must have music with tunes, for we do not trust the composer. We fear the unknown he is taking us into. We are not safe with him – unless we see him as our mother
