Sublime

In his own way, Trungpa Rinpoche devised such a course for his students. He’d have us memorize certain chants, and a few months after most of us knew them, he’d change the wording. He’d teach us specific rituals and be extremely precise about how they should be done. Just about the time we began criticizing people who did them wrong, he’d teach the

Creating a work of art is not a harmless thing. It always is a powerful medium.

The renowned seventh-century Zen master Seng-tsan taught that true freedom is being “without anxiety about imperfection.”

This koan resists the totalitarian impulse in spiritual paths.

Dharma art is natural awareness. You do not need to make a special effort or have a chunk of time in order to do a good job.

Inquisitiveness is the seed syllable of the artist.

This is the first karma, which is the principle of peace, or pacifying.

Our attitude and integrity as artists are very important. We need to encourage and nourish the notion that we are not going to yield to the neurotic world.

When you click in to the iconography of the cosmos, you are able to experience a sense of reality that does not depend on reinforcement.