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I have painted many pictures to represent the progression of meditative states of mind and added poems, combining poetry and art to express from both head and heart, the interplay of virtue, peace and truth.
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Poetry reading together with background music by Arvo Pärt.
Peace beyond suffering |
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Plough of the Mortal GodWords and reading by Ajahn Kalyano.
Background music and editing by Gordon Oaks. |
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Bringing heaven forever down to earth"Samādhi is the culmination of the practice of virtue, where virtue becomes natural, part of nature.
This is like an angel landing, a bright open light, like heaven that encompasses everything, bringing together nature and the mind and ‘coming home’." |
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First sermon“Dreams, you are no son of man
Your broken images break the mirror and the man The mirror of burning eyes Lost in hope’s vanity and vain hope. ” |
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Refuge“One day a little boy went to see the Buddha, and the Buddha was so kind he let the little boy straight into his mind...”
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Freedom"It was as though the body baby
full of a momentary maybe gave a spoonful of sun to the arrogant one..." |
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Open sky
"The open sky opens into space, there is His infinite grace. A new heaven for the body to find, a new heaven eternally kind..."
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A holy trinity“The Wise Lord and his child. Meek and mild. The angel of goodness. Lightness and brightness. Coming together more and more. Opening the inner door...”
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Drawing your true self out
"Imagine the mind like a fresh new canvas..."
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The cool lake shade
"The sun shines into the ground, as the highest peace is found, and life springs eternal life..."
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The crimson maple
"If the crimson of blood, is seen like the autumn maple. Like the passing of a season..."
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Mr. Foibles spends an enlightening weekend at the cabin"At weekends Mr. Foibles leaves his business in the city and seeks peace in the forest..."
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Recapturing innocence
“Known there in the breath are both life and death together. Hence the deathless may arise to cut the tether...”
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The alchemy of the heart“If we dwell here on the ground
so solid so sound Reflective and cool here by the still pool” |
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Defeating Mara"The Lord sat with love making peace between big 'night Maras', raising body pastures into heart sky, with a little heaven above..."
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Open sky
"The open sky opens into space, there is His infinite grace. A new heaven for the body to find, a new heaven eternally kind..."
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Mr. Body 2"Mr. Body is the basis
Mr. Body is an oasis Mr. Body is happy Mr. Body is empty..." |
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All things merge in the deathless
"When proper homage is is made, there can be love in the purple shade. The shade is not shadow but rest..."
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Lighter and lighter
"Seeing and seen, one not two. Seeing right through. Feeling lighter and lighter, being lighter and lighter too..."
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Anapanasati 2Poetical video on the practice of breath meditation (Ānāpānasati), together with artwork.
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His Kingdom
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HIS KINGDOM is a picture fairy tale in which all the events are in the mind of a meditator. The story brings together our best qualities - those of virtue, wisdom and samadhi - as inner characters.
• If you want to read the complete version together with an introductory explanation click here. • Watch a video with poetic subtitles where you are now. |
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Healing attention
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Balanced attention
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Liberating attention
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