Looking Into The Rose

Currently on view at The Portland Arts Collective

“Suppose we look deeply at a rose. With some concentration and mindfulness, we can see that the Rose if made of only non-rose elements. What do we see in the rose? We see a cloud, because we know that without the cloud, there would be no rain, and without the rain, the rose couldn’t grow. Next, we can see sunshine, which is also crucial for the rose to grow. If you took the sunshine and the cloud out of the rose, there would be no rose left. If we continue like this, we see many other non-rose elements within the rose, including the minerals, the soil, the farmer, the gardener, and so on. Thew whole cosmos has come together to produce the wonder we call a rose. A rose cannot be by herself alone. A rose has to inter-be with the whole cosmos.” Thich Nhat Hanh

Yellow Roses and a Big Sky 43 × 56 in