“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.
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“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!
“Free Association”
Of course, I can be spontaneous, un-thinking, un-editing, when I paint. After all, I spent more than six years in daily psychoanalysis saying whatever came into my head: free association. And I learned from this experience
“The Karmic Plan”
The Karmic Plan is implemented by The Force which designates agents (from the Latin agere, to act) to act on Its behalf. The agents we call spirit guides.
“The Spiritual in Photography”
Whatever you memorialize (a far better word than take) is Spirit in that particular form. The more you Know that, the more will the viewer. And the very reason for photography is that the viewer will
“For the Spirit Within Each of Us”
How can we ever understand ourselves without a Knowledge of our Shaping Forces, of the Spirit World? And how can we understand why we exist without the belief that it is for the spirit within each
“What Do I Mean By Spiritual?”
What do I mean by “spiritual”? When one is surrendered (by Spirit) to Spirit, The Force, Tao, Thy Will, Amida – whatever metaphor one chooses for the Ineffable. Perhaps Mahler expressed it best: “One is only
“Every Photo Is an Instance of God”
A passerby intrudes into my photograph. And yet I cannot discard it, because I realize that his seemingly accidental presence was Meant. So, unlikely as it may appear, this photo – and every photo – is