Zen is Begging and the End
by Jenny Rainbow
Title
Zen is Begging and the End
Artist
Jenny Rainbow
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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"Zen" is the Japanese pronunciation of the Chinese character "chan," which is in turn the Chinese translation from the Indian Sanskrit term "dhyana," which means meditation.
Zen, like Tao, cannot be totally explained in words. Much of your grasp of Zen must necessarily depend on your own intuition.
Zen is more of an attitude than a belief.
Zen is the peace that comes from being one with an entity other than yourself.
Zen means being aware of your oneness with the world and everything in it.
Zen means living in the present and experiencing reality fully.
Zen means being free of the distractions and illusory conflicts of the material world.
Zen means being in the flow of the universe.
Zen means experiencing fully the present, and delighting in the basic miracle of life itself.
Paradox is a part of Zen and the teaching of Zen. A paradox nudges your mind into a direction other than the routine. It helps you disengage the rational mind and free up the intuition. It also points to a truth that cannot be rationally derived through the use of logic. Therefore:
Zen is nothing and yet everything.
Zen is both empty and full.
Zen encompasses all and is encompassed by all.
Zen is the beginning and the end.
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November 22nd, 2012
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Patrick Okey
Zen is also the movement and interaction of the elements, which you have captured so delicately with the subtle and simple balance of light and movement. I want more. Bravo!
ANA MARIA EDULESCU
How beautifully seen ...... magical light......... Splendid photo, Jenny. f,v
Jenny Rainbow replied:
Ana, thank you so much, Im happy that you like it! :-) best wishes for the weekend!