Sunday, May 11, 2014

Temple of the Weekend


Simply by turning on the light, you can instantly destroy the darkness. Likewise, even a rather simple analysis of ego-clinging and afflictive emotions can make them collapse. By suppression we may temporarily subdue our afflictive emotions, but only an investigation of their true nature will completely eradicate them.
—Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, “An Investigation of the Mind”

Saturday, May 10, 2014

Ready to Roll


In painting, as in any art, we can escape the prison of our minds and connect with what transcends ordinary perceptions. And just as a body of water stays still while a wave-form moves through it, consciousness remains stable despite the constant motion and flow of our thoughts.
—Fredericka Foster, “Spotlight On: Fredericka Foster”