Last week I cleared out twenty years of fancy clothes from my closet and donated them to a rummage sale to raise money for direct aid to Gaza. I agree that subtraction feels good and I am going to continue to subtract (and also produce rather than consume). Love your latest work of art and your words of wisdom.
“Far away in the heavenly abode of the great god Indra, there is a wonderful net which has been hung by some cunning artificer in such a manner that it stretches out indefinitely in all directions. In accordance with the extravagant tastes of deities, the artificer has hung a single glittering jewel at the net’s every node, and since the net itself is infinite in dimension, the jewels are infinite in number. There hang the jewels, glittering like stars of the first magnitude, a wonderful sight to behold. If we now arbitrarily select one of these jewels for inspection and look closely at it, we will discover that in its polished surface there are reflected all the other jewels in the net, infinite in number. Not only that, but each of the jewels reflected in this one jewel is also reflecting all the other jewels, so that the process of reflection is infinite. The Hua’yen school [of Buddhism] has been fond of this image, mentioned many times in its literature, because it symbolizes a cosmos in which there is an infinitely repeated interrelationship among all the members of the cosmos. This relationship is said to be one of simultaneous mutual identity and mutual intercausality.”
—Francis H. Cook, Hua-yen Buddhism: The Jewel Net of Indra
Any serious Doors fan would know your Jimbo quote wasn't quite right. The correct quote is "No eternal reward will forgive us NOW for wasting the dawn."
Last week I cleared out twenty years of fancy clothes from my closet and donated them to a rummage sale to raise money for direct aid to Gaza. I agree that subtraction feels good and I am going to continue to subtract (and also produce rather than consume). Love your latest work of art and your words of wisdom.
Thank you !! Bless you.
“Far away in the heavenly abode of the great god Indra, there is a wonderful net which has been hung by some cunning artificer in such a manner that it stretches out indefinitely in all directions. In accordance with the extravagant tastes of deities, the artificer has hung a single glittering jewel at the net’s every node, and since the net itself is infinite in dimension, the jewels are infinite in number. There hang the jewels, glittering like stars of the first magnitude, a wonderful sight to behold. If we now arbitrarily select one of these jewels for inspection and look closely at it, we will discover that in its polished surface there are reflected all the other jewels in the net, infinite in number. Not only that, but each of the jewels reflected in this one jewel is also reflecting all the other jewels, so that the process of reflection is infinite. The Hua’yen school [of Buddhism] has been fond of this image, mentioned many times in its literature, because it symbolizes a cosmos in which there is an infinitely repeated interrelationship among all the members of the cosmos. This relationship is said to be one of simultaneous mutual identity and mutual intercausality.”
—Francis H. Cook, Hua-yen Buddhism: The Jewel Net of Indra
I love this, Anthony! Lots of Truth here.
Thank you!
🖤
Wonderful piece, that house/portrait. Lots to think about and well crafted.
A house divided... is a clean house... cleanliness is... a sign... of OCDC?
All is won and one is all... we find our souls while at the mall.
Thank you! Peace to you brother. Great line!
Any serious Doors fan would know your Jimbo quote wasn't quite right. The correct quote is "No eternal reward will forgive us NOW for wasting the dawn."