Off the Beaten Path in China:Part 4

Su Shi, Su Dongpo, transformed himself through meditation. He wrote his final poetry while sitting in his final home amongst the sugar palms.

Being and Becoming

We can transform our beings and together the world can become what we dream it to be. Unity is strength.

Self-Transcendence

Transformation on the path to self-transcendence.

Artistic Sight

Art is not what you see, but what you make others see. –Edgar Degas Artists don’t look for beauty fully formed. Art is the summoning of the fantastic with effortless action. Planning out the brushstrokes would result in lifeless creation. I was taught to sketch the general idea and to let the work emerge from …

Creative Visualization

One eye sees, the other feels. Paul Klee Our minds are miraculous. Our senses ceaselessly gather information about our environment which is instantaneously sifted and sorted through a myriad of interconnected memories. Certain information is critical to our survival – stoplight!; fire; hunger;… Some information is gathered but is not readily of use, and our …