Abhayavajra loves painting. He loves paint itself. And sees himself more like an archaeologist, revealing something urgent and crucial about the human condition by adding rather than scraping away layers.
A totally delightful conversation about the quest to integrate and unite Dharma practice with the steady, disciplined practice of an art form. We discuss how appreciating beauty itself is like a healing force at times of stress; and how art itself can be a properly adequate response to suffering in the kind of reality we are all taking part in.
Encompassing the plasticity of paint itself; the inter-relationship between colour and form; and the presence of blossom and bare branches in a sense of beauty felt all year round. This is a magic window into how we can meet the challenges of our time by holding to our deepest sources of inspiration.
Visit Monet's water lilies (Les Nymphéas) online:
https://www.musee-orangerie.fr/en/node/152
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Check out our Dharma Toolkit space for details of all we have on offer to help you make it through the weirdness and stay inspired.
thebuddhistcentre.com/toolkit
Come meditate with us any week day!
thebuddhistcentre.com/stories/toolkit/meditation/
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Theme music by Ackport! Used with kind permission.
https://soundcloud.com/rascal-press/06-make-room-for-fun
