Chiaroscuro Continuing on a short break, reposting an article from March 7, 2012 Chiaroscuro is an Italian word that means “light-dark”. I first ran across this word when I was studying fine art way back, a long time ago. In art it is the contrast between light and dark, or the tonal values of a painting, though it also has other meanings in various art forms. Generally though it is about contrasts.
Be Better Not Perfect Continuing on a short break, reposting an article from March 21, 2012 When looking at the trajectory of our life or our progress in practice it isn’t always easy to have a long view. Having a long view makes it possible to see that things over time actually do improve. Progress more often than not is the accumulation of a series of small incremental achievements sometimes accompanied by setbacks.
Building This post originally appeared February 5, 2012 I am taking a short break from original postings for a couple of days. In the neighborhood where I live, right behind the temple they are tearing down numerous houses. The removal of these dwellings is for the purpose of reclaiming flood plain areas along a creek. It is amazing that I can walk by one day and a house is standing intact and then the next…
Ignorance, Is It Bliss? Some of you may know that I have been having some health problems lately, nothing too serious though, and certainly nothing that won’t be manageable. But I’m going to be honest with you, I am behaving as the typical male of our species. There is definitely a part of me that irrationally says/believes that if I just push on through it will go away, or that if I ignore it long…
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