Category: Photojournal

25
Feb
2009

What the Middle Way Is (Not)

The Middle Path is… not to sit on the fence, neutral, not to be ambivalent, uncertain, not to be apathetic,…

23
Feb
2009

Afflictions : To Cut

The bones from our bodies of our past lives would pile higher than the highest mountain. Why am I still…

23
Feb
2009

Gun : Dharma Loaded

The water gun shaped as a sentient being made me think… What do I load myself with? Just water (and…

22
Feb
2009

One : Compassion & Wisdom

Busy hands with multiplied actions. Busy with extended compassion. Calm palms with collected stillness. Calm with unified wisdom. (In each…

22
Feb
2009

Love : Reflection & Action

Maitreya* Bodhisattva, the loving one, contemplates how to guide beings with love… reminding us not to dread helping others, that…

22
Feb
2009

Economy : Guanyin Zen

Economy of shape Economy of lines Economy of face But still expression But still compassion But still gracefulness (Picture of…

21
Feb
2009

Destroyer : Yet Protector

Wrathful flames of Wisdom burning away raging passions, Acala is the Immovable Wisdom King. (不动明王) The fearsome Destroyer of Delusion.*…

20
Feb
2009

Dharma : Lotus Light

The Cintamani*… fulfills any wish in concord with the Dharma, represents the boundless power of the Dharma, reminds us to…

19
Feb
2009

Buddha : Mindful Rest

The first picture… the Buddha at rest (with eyes closed?) The Awakened One… always in peaceful repose. The second picture……

17
Feb
2009

Buddha : Universal Father

Three Perspectives of a Fatherly Buddha Image From Chapter Three of the Lotus Sutra: I tell you, Shariputra, I am…

17
Feb
2009

Will : Bodhi Dharma

Rock steadiness Vajra perseverance Bodhidharma’s Bodhi Dharma

17
Feb
2009

Guardian : Of Buddhadharma

Skanda Bodhisattva faces the Buddha in the main shrine, because he guards the Buddha. Skanda Bodhisattva faces the last page…

17
Feb
2009

Bodhisattva : Guanyin Ma!

Kindly Guanyin Homely Chenrezig Motherly Avalokiteshvara ‘My mother is Guanyin to me when she prays to Guanyin for me.’ –…

17
Feb
2009

Vigilance : Dharma Guardian

Eyes glaring. Fists clenched. Brows frowning. Muscles rippling. What are the Vajrakumaras ‘mad’ at? Not you, or me, or himself,…

15
Feb
2009

Journey : Where To?

In a bus… Where to? For what conventional reasons do you journey? So what when you get there? In a…

14
Feb
2009

Views : In & Out

The first picture: favourite view at home: open shelves of stuff for opening the mind The second picture: favourite view…

09
Feb
2009

Design : Par Excellence

Penguin books’ designs are getting really clever and cool these days. Gone are the days of Penguin’s stuffy bookish image….

09
Feb
2009

Buddha : Gentle Reminder

A Buddha image on the computer reminding me to blog with compassion and wisdom, reminding me to surf with compassion…

08
Feb
2009

Toy : Gun-Control

I’ve handled plenty of real guns before, while serving obligatory National Service in the Navy as a gunner cum seaman,…

28
Jan
2009

Mask : Grim Reminders

It struck me that the Hannya mask (left picture) I bought in Japan resembles Batman’s mask (right picture: DVD box…