Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.
Bruce Lee, Striking Thoughts
Mandala #282 – Slate
Nature
Mandala #281 – Lichen
Nothing exists except the here and now.
Bruce Lee, Striking Thoughts
Mandala #270 – Phalaenopsis
Of two sides raising arms against each other it is the one that is sorrow-stricken that wins
Laozi, Tao Te Ching 69
Mandala #268 – Sheep
A tree that fills a man’s embrace grows from a seedling
Laozi, Tao Te Ching 64
A tower nine storeys high starts with one brick
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
Mandala #267 – Mountain ☶
A journey of a thousand miles
Laozi, Tao Te Ching 64
starts from beneath one’s feet
Mandala #257 – Frost
Deliberate, as if treading over stones of a winter brook
Laozi, Tao Te Ching 15
Watchful, as if meeting danger on all sides
Reverent, as if receiving an honored guest
Selfless, like a melting block of ice
Pure, like an uncarved block of wood
Accepting, like an open valley
Mandala #255 – Water Gardens II
Eyes look but cannot see it
Laozi, Tao Te Ching 14
Ears listen but cannot hear it
Hands grasp but cannot touch it
Beyond the senses lies the great Unity –
invisible, inaudible, intangible
Mandala #254 – Water Gardens I
The usefulness of what is
Laozi, Tao Te Ching 11
depends on what is not
Mandala #253 – Plumage blur
Clay is molded to form a cup
Laozi, Tao Te Ching 11
yet only the space within
allows the cup to hold water
