THE KARMA OF A SOUR LIME
“When someone says “sour,” it may remind you of biting into something sour like a lime. Since you already have had the experience of eating a lime and tasting how sour it is, just hearing the word sour and thinking…
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The three qualities of contemplative photography
A recent quote by Pema Chödrön summarises very well the key elements of contemplative photography and Miksang. THREE INNATE QUALITIES “In meditation and in our daily lives there are three qualities that we can nurture, cultivate, and bring out. We…
Dharma Art and Elegance
“Dharma art refers to art that springs from a certain state of mind on the part of the artist that could be called the meditative stated.” “Dharma art is not showmanship, or having some talent that nobody had before…Instead, the…
Street photography: week twenty-six
“If you’re not sure it’s a picture, shoot it anyway” – Carolyn Drake These two images, from many others, were occasions when I saw something but was unsure whether to shoot it or not. I think if one has reached…
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Charles Flowers on Elliott Erwitt’s Handbook (2003)
“Highland Mosaic”
” As children playing, splashing feet in the water, thinking about something we see, listening to someone speak, watching someone work, we do not yet recognize that we are being informed. The water rushes on and we see something clearly…