“Why Don’t You Paint to the Edges?”
Why don't you paint to the edges? Why do you leave white all around? So that you can breathe.
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“Everyone Is Born to Love”
Everyone is born to love, for each has a Soul. The extent to which they do so depends on the Karmic Plan for the spirit within them, and within all those whom they encounter.
“It’s Not What You Paint”
It's not what you paint – but why.
“When You Know That the Artist Was Inspired”
When you Know that the artist was Inspired, and therefore that his art was Aspiration, then – whatever it may appear to be – it is an Instance of God, a gift from the Spirit World.
“The Cut Flower”
The cut flower waiting to die, the vase its hospice.
“On Darkroom Techniques”
There is a great difference between a flower growing in the garden and a cut flower, however ikebana-displayed, in a vase. They may superficially look the same, but only one has an Inner Flame, is in
“Every Action Is of Great Significance”
Every, every, action is of great Significance, for, in its own, its special way, it is an Instance of God.
“The Underlying Desire, Hope, Intention”
I can't imagine writing, painting, photographing – let alone being with a sufferer – and not always having the underlying desire, hope, intention, that the other somehow, to some extent, will be healed by my endeavor.
“From Kensho to Satori”
The Japanese word kensho is used in Zen in the sense of “seeing one's own true nature,” the Buddha-Nature. Coming to the realization that one is a Buddha, and that all are Buddhas: Buddhas, Buddhas – everywhere!
“Everyone Is Inspired”
My task is to See that everyone is Inspired: Buddhas, Buddhas – Everywhere!