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<br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">2012 Traveling Solo Exhibition
<br />Taming Training Balance
<br />Siew Lian Lim</span></strong></div>
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<br /><strong>March 19 - 23, 2012:</strong> <em>Taming Training Balance,</em> MFA Thesis Exhibition, NIU Gallery 215 North, 215 N. Fourth Street, DeKalb; reception: Wednesday, March 21, 2012, 5:30 - 9 pm (Southeast Asian music by NIU Gamelan Ensemble, Dr. Jui-Ching Wang, Director, and performance by members of NIU Southeast Asia Club, 6-7 pm)</div>
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<br /><strong>April 4 - 19, 2012</strong>: <em>Horse Taming Mind Training Universal Balance</em>, Columbia College Graduate Art Gallery (4th fl), 33 East Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL; reception: Thursday, April 19, 7 - 9 pm (Artist talk, 7:30 pm)
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<br /><div align="left"><strong>April 23 - April 26, 2012: </strong><em>Horse Taming Mind Training Universal Balance</em>, Marmion Academy Gallery, 1000 Butterfield Rd, Aurora, IL; reception: Thursday, April 26, 3:30-5:30 pm (Artist talk: 4 pm )
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<br /><div align="center"></div>Stone Spirithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10701505243302475858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8238865374645713478.post-72404942799494099962011-02-09T15:06:00.000-08:002011-02-09T15:37:15.908-08:00Restoring Balance<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl0T1T2PpoLW5UrLjQBgAGcXZ52VyaZbkhqgNGMjgR8G8QHNWdFLE4UQ6gblERiImvFcHSIpXeUthTB6U9fKhmaZ9T7r79QWDGmddgZjBrwYaKLSC62Y0Any0zjgQZ1xHtJHMKAD2f2156/s1600/08a+cropped.JPG"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBwG0sBzo9nOBxWKNAqyeIJFNKoeLA7wN4j_Y-8TfWll50DE6m7dSlfrTSIoqTXfLSKMR9CFxq9ZegoXEJiMhQYMeXkpqjm32bJvO-BkRZL6rda0A4LzBvYd0ZHP4P1iy_gHz94oCbI9A2/s1600/15+Indonesian+style+Hanuman.JPG"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDAkhuzsLFhmz7X9q8ySEKHoNBypDQvjhybaO6fEl47WTd5S6jE-eR9usPIE1VcKARSAj1o5TIooCdnhz69Ai8jl6S5RCkPtVlJuCAjErs1iZtBxsM8ZdkR2cEh2wj2iUqPy2pE9spxYqU/s1600/19+Restoring+Balance+to+Gluttony+by+Word.JPG"><br /></a><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; line-height: 150%;" align="center"><i style="">Echoing Balanced Spirits</i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style=""> </span>According to popular belief, 3000 years ago, before the arrival of Hinduism and Buddhism in Java, animist priests would tell stories to the local tribe about their ancestors as part of the ceremony to honor ancestors.<span style=""> </span>To illustrate the stories, the priests would manipulate puppets to cast shadows on a screen echoing the belief that the invisible spirits of ancestors would become visible at night as shadows. <span style=""> </span>It is believed that from these performances evolved the shadow puppet theater known as Wayang Kulit in Indonesia and Malaysia.<span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style=""> </span>I have been creating figures based on this tradition to convey the concept, restoring balance to gluttony and waste, by using repurposed materials - food wrappers and plastic soft drink cups.<span style=""> </span>For this display, I have arranged my figures alongside puppets from my collection of traditional Wayang Kulit puppets from Malaysia and Indonesia in a way that both my figures and their shadows can be seen.<span style=""> </span>Thus, the figures come alive and their spirits speak with one another.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjDsMdUEeJo7qhKCTOo6Dn21BYh3d33J-QLnUKAtv3g2nyf2ZtcfAyKThWPFEukT-ARxnLB1R02nBR1gA5eMfVsfL4ilOEoAlj6n9wHam7yhJEiqdBObpvYNEgJVio1usdMI7yDwgS-Ya4/s1600/AM.gif"><img style="display: block; 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line-height: 150%;" align="center"><i style=""><br /></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style=""> </span></p>Stone Spirithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10701505243302475858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8238865374645713478.post-33807436300263130112009-05-22T17:01:00.000-07:002009-05-31T12:10:42.647-07:00Interrelated<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPs1DiiFBqzEwbOHVQJrlfgFJKXp5XJ4IqnqmeC3IdAYFYAOAs4esaaNSweyu5KmHZP6Jl2GdDkOYiq2r5Q1hyVqeUfxQC5pjE-JYka1AwKLEfFnHXNRQB5tw8yW7Sb0wISuNDstAGNLLV/s1600-h/overnight+front.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338804164621384930" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 406px; height: 274px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPs1DiiFBqzEwbOHVQJrlfgFJKXp5XJ4IqnqmeC3IdAYFYAOAs4esaaNSweyu5KmHZP6Jl2GdDkOYiq2r5Q1hyVqeUfxQC5pjE-JYka1AwKLEfFnHXNRQB5tw8yW7Sb0wISuNDstAGNLLV/s400/overnight+front.jpg" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4tvODGHvWatIZtW1dTELT2i_gcbn4DIi696NPkerIYju-cHm3LAxIJIUp75HPBp4q16cg1mKliLJPwPhE7kpKSv8iVWqG6sMro6lIOMU1jjCzo8JP3u8EmsG9nUD9xwc_H32ijQ0xGJuI/s1600-h/announcement+with+watermark.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 370px; height: 547px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4tvODGHvWatIZtW1dTELT2i_gcbn4DIi696NPkerIYju-cHm3LAxIJIUp75HPBp4q16cg1mKliLJPwPhE7kpKSv8iVWqG6sMro6lIOMU1jjCzo8JP3u8EmsG9nUD9xwc_H32ijQ0xGJuI/s400/announcement+with+watermark.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342044663425960466" border="0" /></a><span style="">I wanted to become a physician but instead became a “patient” in a Buddhist monastery and a student at Malaysian Buddhist Institute, Penang, Malaysia for over a decade. After ordaining as a Buddhist nun, I came to Chicago in 2000 and have been serving and teaching from birth to death in several Asian and American Buddhist organizations and the community at large while earning a B.A. degree in art and psychology at Northeastern Illinois University.<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9HF5L4BUZPEsQ6exHwLS4DPToEDlck4WFsdFNAnscTGNdOJ-3UPtvqmwhM5IBGuZY2In8YWGzCmmsQSXhGDJuQTlvQs1FMlgsGKMsnJZFIs2vWyRq4sUr38LyUoZsF41QaTl0jwpygYzc/s1600-h/statement+watermark.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 395px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9HF5L4BUZPEsQ6exHwLS4DPToEDlck4WFsdFNAnscTGNdOJ-3UPtvqmwhM5IBGuZY2In8YWGzCmmsQSXhGDJuQTlvQs1FMlgsGKMsnJZFIs2vWyRq4sUr38LyUoZsF41QaTl0jwpygYzc/s400/statement+watermark.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342044658527565474" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><div><br /><br /><p align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcCRwEvvgFXr3Q4DeqogavArrZbVSXgnX3iRE5cn5GxUpDME14FI7Wva3LMnXhxX0ZKKJDHoo21XJEum-TqleJraeFP9s1HZ3wUZYYrD3lM89Ak601Ye6eJyeZRCrO13atjDj_d1S8N-zF/s1600-h/3.+A+Thousand+Prayers.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338808072013325426" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; width: 400px; height: 300px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcCRwEvvgFXr3Q4DeqogavArrZbVSXgnX3iRE5cn5GxUpDME14FI7Wva3LMnXhxX0ZKKJDHoo21XJEum-TqleJraeFP9s1HZ3wUZYYrD3lM89Ak601Ye6eJyeZRCrO13atjDj_d1S8N-zF/s400/3.+A+Thousand+Prayers.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><em>Thousand Prayers </em>(2008-2009) <span style="font-size:100%;">Floor installation Fired Clay, lava stones, and rock 36“ H x 120“ W x 168“ D </span></span></span></span></p><br /><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><em><span style="font-size:100%;">T</span>housand Prayers<br /></em></span>In portraying this one human being, I am portraying all sentient beings.<br />In one organic form live other organic forms.<br />In one leaf live noses.<br />In one nose live prayers.<br />In one Bodhidharma live all sentient beings.<br />In one nature lives the nature all phenomena.<br />In one phenomenon lives emptiness.<br />In emptiness lives all existence. </span><br /></span></span></p><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbdsrwpuZHDsilSEx272u43YYPxD7g80RIT5STgrsp9Rf5SykG3aIZnW_5jK6-GHjD7B3eLsjVonvaAxl280WrIQz3eTEe0njDVsZS-im0_0J3CDwsa35sK3N8Mfmy0vaIwh1R2HTtiDl0/s1600-h/6.+Who+Am+I.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338818320922388578" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; width: 178px; height: 111px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbdsrwpuZHDsilSEx272u43YYPxD7g80RIT5STgrsp9Rf5SykG3aIZnW_5jK6-GHjD7B3eLsjVonvaAxl280WrIQz3eTEe0njDVsZS-im0_0J3CDwsa35sK3N8Mfmy0vaIwh1R2HTtiDl0/s200/6.+Who+Am+I.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHFfsoC-Z4oupP3nkXVMBFV5wyXbPbh_XPTlwozN6pqlxec8C6FXPNg-kOPjluT8yYlwHaeOI8EHTc7EBJmbE-IsAWq1sU4rHqtTSr2sKG0dFXCF94xxuTCuKHDTKsgAtMTQI_XcNz7DWC/s1600-h/5.+Who+Am+I.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338818321271420546" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; width: 190px; height: 111px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHFfsoC-Z4oupP3nkXVMBFV5wyXbPbh_XPTlwozN6pqlxec8C6FXPNg-kOPjluT8yYlwHaeOI8EHTc7EBJmbE-IsAWq1sU4rHqtTSr2sKG0dFXCF94xxuTCuKHDTKsgAtMTQI_XcNz7DWC/s200/5.+Who+Am+I.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5sUFFqVEta-fN3MDraq_B7YZuJvJ5xVu6MOvAqYo1Bw7-BebXBa0BUapST4ugB0KFN0x5-im-tZP5GE0iNndYpTaiNu6LIy2oXDk10ExvocAkKuyIbHO0vTUWHBmL7A7BH-KrWKVEw_mr/s1600-h/4.+Who+Am+I.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338818318240883810" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; width: 190px; height: 112px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5sUFFqVEta-fN3MDraq_B7YZuJvJ5xVu6MOvAqYo1Bw7-BebXBa0BUapST4ugB0KFN0x5-im-tZP5GE0iNndYpTaiNu6LIy2oXDk10ExvocAkKuyIbHO0vTUWHBmL7A7BH-KrWKVEw_mr/s200/4.+Who+Am+I.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);"><strong><em>Who I Am</em></strong> (2008) Wall Hanging Fiberglass and Mixed Media 36” W x 48” H x 18” D<br /><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);"><em><span style="font-size:130%;">Who IAm<br /></span></em>Am I a leaf?<br />Am I a nose?<br />Am I a prayer?<br />Am I a human?<br />Am I a creature?<br />Am I living?<br />Who am I?</span></div><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW0BdxS_90vMw76zL7qrNU8O8ao3wH2B-ZwsW1SHpVR1-ZorgpxbSqjsTOjJmngjLUkQe7RECEBdb2i3CHAolvAxY21lg9jUjf_ZMZLabZVCQ8cPFJVtAwr8Z-bdgD9La2mmwcc9l5oF17/s1600-h/7.+Breathing+the+Same+Air.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338824987831879122" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; width: 234px; height: 360px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW0BdxS_90vMw76zL7qrNU8O8ao3wH2B-ZwsW1SHpVR1-ZorgpxbSqjsTOjJmngjLUkQe7RECEBdb2i3CHAolvAxY21lg9jUjf_ZMZLabZVCQ8cPFJVtAwr8Z-bdgD9La2mmwcc9l5oF17/s320/7.+Breathing+the+Same+Air.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifQ9FyUaYEo-WZuKqi103vyqbdU-ZPdGK0_vuJnnP2Lywcc8MnOquzrrxU0IGk7Kt-pBcaLoyTZzbAtiH6Nh1VqdPYD5fXYfeDnisVlSNfzGdnaBRHNMw_v5vA4Nml5A-vIP_nHgkoVD2_/s1600-h/8.+Detail+-+Breathing+the+Same+Air.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338824994574901586" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; width: 302px; height: 192px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifQ9FyUaYEo-WZuKqi103vyqbdU-ZPdGK0_vuJnnP2Lywcc8MnOquzrrxU0IGk7Kt-pBcaLoyTZzbAtiH6Nh1VqdPYD5fXYfeDnisVlSNfzGdnaBRHNMw_v5vA4Nml5A-vIP_nHgkoVD2_/s320/8.+Detail+-+Breathing+the+Same+Air.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);"><strong><em>Breathing the Same Air</em></strong> (2008) Wall hanging Painted Fiberglass<br />54” H x 42” W x 12” D </span></span><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><em><br /></em></strong></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><em>Breathing the Same Air</em></strong></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><em></em></strong></span></span></span><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51);">Within a profile of a sitting meditating figure seeing one stroke of Chinese calligraphy</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51);">Within one stroke of Chinese calligraphy seeing one island</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51);">Within one island seeing noses</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51);">Within one nose seeing we are all breathing the same air</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51);">Within one breath we see al life in birth, illness, old age, and death</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51);">Within birth, illness, old age, and death seeing conditions together and apart</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51);">Within conditions together and apart seeing conditions arising.</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51);">Within conditions arising seeing Dharma</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51);">Within Dharma seeing enlightenment.</span></span><br /><br /><br /></div></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br 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Spirithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10701505243302475858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8238865374645713478.post-26358589672623719322008-10-21T20:32:00.000-07:002008-11-10T20:39:53.637-08:00Kong Xin's Portfolio<div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Floor installation for </span><span style="font-size:130%;">Within</span><span style="font-size:130%;">, exhibition at Northeastern Illinois University, Ronald Williams Library, August 25 - September 5, 2008<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjesCbLshyOZy8lc8jLh3jyxfYHe_oY-HHb0lIjCwOGJpEXH7If5DuE97zV7_qAU7fWg3qGtc3RDF-hkWBNEAk-F72WRehUJq8m8vJbllQWmpaxxZM8uFmm1im1JGK1bMR4y_hTYIhJSVfw/s1600-h/Slide3.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjesCbLshyOZy8lc8jLh3jyxfYHe_oY-HHb0lIjCwOGJpEXH7If5DuE97zV7_qAU7fWg3qGtc3RDF-hkWBNEAk-F72WRehUJq8m8vJbllQWmpaxxZM8uFmm1im1JGK1bMR4y_hTYIhJSVfw/s320/Slide3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267254795220342930" border="0" /></a> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0.5in; font-weight: bold;" align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">In portraying this one human being, I am portraying all sentient beings.</span><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: normal;">In one organic form live other organic forms</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0.5in;" align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxQYKeB8LLTu_lmxkLStVrsO8L_Qt8jKCaTJimSUlUvKRj-lXzPgTlD3enFwGbmerfI7ttkTrLCIy8BT2REWQPjGpZ5B8D4og79TaqWSE2efZigdUwwodGLcRA-bmAkK8ZRTn5omcU1fgT/s1600-h/03_Thousand_Prayers_-_Nose.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxQYKeB8LLTu_lmxkLStVrsO8L_Qt8jKCaTJimSUlUvKRj-lXzPgTlD3enFwGbmerfI7ttkTrLCIy8BT2REWQPjGpZ5B8D4og79TaqWSE2efZigdUwwodGLcRA-bmAkK8ZRTn5omcU1fgT/s320/03_Thousand_Prayers_-_Nose.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259827837986927986" border="0" /></a></p> <span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=""></span></b></span><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in; text-align: center;"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0.5in;" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b>In one leaf live noses.<br />In one nose live prayers.</b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0.5in;" align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihc6CClXD9y8C5RS6E_9VOmX4xi5YoO8l7srW2o7-YO-YNn00mEDr8Ki1DrwkfwSGYkbW1Ipg1W8iO7EWKWkuGOl28kMEW02LWAS8oA_Ke7kVxVFOlXs2rymEJxZ11tH6Uh4_O9sVMLgDT/s1600-h/06_Walking_Within_A_Thousand_Prayers.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihc6CClXD9y8C5RS6E_9VOmX4xi5YoO8l7srW2o7-YO-YNn00mEDr8Ki1DrwkfwSGYkbW1Ipg1W8iO7EWKWkuGOl28kMEW02LWAS8oA_Ke7kVxVFOlXs2rymEJxZ11tH6Uh4_O9sVMLgDT/s320/06_Walking_Within_A_Thousand_Prayers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259831534631755778" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="">In one Bodhidharma live all sentient beings.</span></span><br /><b>In one nature lives the nature all phenomena.<br />In one phenomenon lives emptiness.<br />In emptiness lives all existence.<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0.5in; font-style: italic;" align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b><span style=""><br /></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0.5in; font-style: italic;" align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b><span style="">Floor Installation</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0.5in;" align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeoRDeb9LoZdct_llYRsCoUN5KHo2ponpjwXklc5WUyg1ff9ldzXvWmbN7Uw8dOUS8UDBMdOzuJyjE1RYsKd8n9vY-AGaRvVafIQ16w8KK46zTFYOk6s2HAU1hNzhU5pMPVM87AFIJQzmD/s1600-h/07_Prayer_Furnace.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeoRDeb9LoZdct_llYRsCoUN5KHo2ponpjwXklc5WUyg1ff9ldzXvWmbN7Uw8dOUS8UDBMdOzuJyjE1RYsKd8n9vY-AGaRvVafIQ16w8KK46zTFYOk6s2HAU1hNzhU5pMPVM87AFIJQzmD/s320/07_Prayer_Furnace.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259832878905608050" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0.5in; font-weight: bold;" align="center"> </p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">May your prayers be answered.<br />May your heart generate warmth, peace, and harmony.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0.5in; font-weight: bold;" align="center"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0.5in; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Outdoor installation, Northeastern Illinois University<br />Peace Garden<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0.5in; font-weight: bold;" align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhieM6cjbVIK7nryLhqu_V6LzakN-os-unzQw3niTH1uthgwNHlmz80Jv2hhsfsHXM3kWVkT4wsDdfn7gc2uISQ987IfMRxaFiJORWpKxKDau33WO-u1A4pbxDeXIvouTltCs1cu2DnlvFe/s1600-h/27+Within+Peace.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhieM6cjbVIK7nryLhqu_V6LzakN-os-unzQw3niTH1uthgwNHlmz80Jv2hhsfsHXM3kWVkT4wsDdfn7gc2uISQ987IfMRxaFiJORWpKxKDau33WO-u1A4pbxDeXIvouTltCs1cu2DnlvFe/s320/27+Within+Peace.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259834575616892002" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">Peace is within you and me</p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0.5in; font-style: italic;" align="center"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Wall hanging</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0.5in;" align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkEysL6iKWWVvhg2TrykcenD9lyekyAeT1a-t4V9KJ_WxwsP7KmDydFc_RHW9Cx6hWOPqESnk1Un5mf_M2w-QloiGuhDm13u3Oc9NbBs3HRT-M303g52twfWV2pu5mAp2AbzHrBCvWAjVB/s1600-h/08_Breathing_the_Same_Air.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkEysL6iKWWVvhg2TrykcenD9lyekyAeT1a-t4V9KJ_WxwsP7KmDydFc_RHW9Cx6hWOPqESnk1Un5mf_M2w-QloiGuhDm13u3Oc9NbBs3HRT-M303g52twfWV2pu5mAp2AbzHrBCvWAjVB/s320/08_Breathing_the_Same_Air.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259835475342430882" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0.5in;" align="center"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0.5in;" align="center"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style="">Within a profile of a sitting meditating figure seeing one stroke of Chinese calligraphy<br />Within one stroke of Chinese calligraphy seeing one island<br />Within one island seeing noses</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiBN_TUDXerKsBzKVztH60oQRcfaHWyT6PQyJmqi0nCn2fvkPTFgu9F_Mhhgsex6-M5hMbfP7NfiHJnXDAnduRdVEdMl3VG2ZTe4AO_yWR5BA7nkcocuJ7AeL-4YlplN0z54lDi2ZegwdR/s1600-h/09_Breathing_the_Same_Air_-_Detail_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiBN_TUDXerKsBzKVztH60oQRcfaHWyT6PQyJmqi0nCn2fvkPTFgu9F_Mhhgsex6-M5hMbfP7NfiHJnXDAnduRdVEdMl3VG2ZTe4AO_yWR5BA7nkcocuJ7AeL-4YlplN0z54lDi2ZegwdR/s320/09_Breathing_the_Same_Air_-_Detail_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259836711219394210" border="0" /></a> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style="">Within one nose seeing we are all breathing the same air<br />Within one breath we see al life in birth, illness, old age, and death</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEk52oNVIfHDY24yV6bgVOiJpQQSiDjgajV2fGWRBJKtH5MMPoB-qSOLY34GMKPxhX5U2S15qtRRjrbyPEM_ULZ7GHE4hpOL5wHSWVGqANddlJEDPtVLYn_NVNqqbBWPF7I8i-v4YNM8Jt/s1600-h/10_Who_I_Am.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEk52oNVIfHDY24yV6bgVOiJpQQSiDjgajV2fGWRBJKtH5MMPoB-qSOLY34GMKPxhX5U2S15qtRRjrbyPEM_ULZ7GHE4hpOL5wHSWVGqANddlJEDPtVLYn_NVNqqbBWPF7I8i-v4YNM8Jt/s320/10_Who_I_Am.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259838102663414130" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b>Am I a leaf?<br />Am I a nose?<br />Am I a prayer?<br />Am I a human?<br />Am I a creature?<br />Am I living?<br />Who am I?<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: center;" align="center"><b><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-RQaLFZoY4gUzar6_eDAhR75-V8mLk4rLEk7UaAVaXb40lnP9BnRykL-TSQ73qOs2fwj_BKNtSKFfZJNi7xRL6Iss0hdrTw7XYyGneaJuiia0uIFOuixW9I1SGv21jlCGNvwjZ8QmTpSg/s1600-h/15_Empty_Your_Cup.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-RQaLFZoY4gUzar6_eDAhR75-V8mLk4rLEk7UaAVaXb40lnP9BnRykL-TSQ73qOs2fwj_BKNtSKFfZJNi7xRL6Iss0hdrTw7XYyGneaJuiia0uIFOuixW9I1SGv21jlCGNvwjZ8QmTpSg/s320/15_Empty_Your_Cup.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259857372780244482" border="0" /></a> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Within one cup<br />Is the total amount you can fit in.<br />Empty your cup and you are free.<o:p></o:p></b></p><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Free Standing<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsJ1PJjrXDy1UxklcnlgkQx2iHa7qqL686uHkdjSiLD19gN9YujMl7MKxVpO1mDroO4y0j0Q_JyfC2yg-3CUmmUdNmG8uenPXJsKBbR6vecLKE9nZXUqZA6gYYzpeA3jbpuDS_Onjk_9e4/s1600-h/11_Here_I_Am.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsJ1PJjrXDy1UxklcnlgkQx2iHa7qqL686uHkdjSiLD19gN9YujMl7MKxVpO1mDroO4y0j0Q_JyfC2yg-3CUmmUdNmG8uenPXJsKBbR6vecLKE9nZXUqZA6gYYzpeA3jbpuDS_Onjk_9e4/s320/11_Here_I_Am.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259838725919135970" border="0" /></a> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b>Awakening occurs in any situation<br />any setting<br />Awareness of dripping water<br />Enlightenment is here<br />Here I am!<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaO2s_Pwv8m4fZ9zZt9cGj0HP4ak8h9cUjClPRiHZPIqRnSG5pocR3BwCA12AJgMCAejallYCh79XyiajjgigCP9AJ-q-lGsQt8di68WYGXtCbFh37HRDuuAdYiprHVwhyXbHiaOt4shHN/s1600-h/12_Blossom.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaO2s_Pwv8m4fZ9zZt9cGj0HP4ak8h9cUjClPRiHZPIqRnSG5pocR3BwCA12AJgMCAejallYCh79XyiajjgigCP9AJ-q-lGsQt8di68WYGXtCbFh37HRDuuAdYiprHVwhyXbHiaOt4shHN/s320/12_Blossom.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259839334496375266" border="0" /></a> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b><span style="">Lotus arises within the mud of ignorance and darkness<br />Yet<br />Has no attachment to the mud</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b><span style=""><br /></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipz4tDiySnwp8VeUPX1Yh3Lf_kwfxvrXp-OY9eWoaMT3YxgymBYC2qaHlD_biItpNyEMu3f0oEj4ga5B9pxR8xAgnQDg6mJpH9GHCgL7ELHzEv9U9hhMEXuOe4ZIScCPxjL2R59vzRWiK-/s1600-h/13_Outcast.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipz4tDiySnwp8VeUPX1Yh3Lf_kwfxvrXp-OY9eWoaMT3YxgymBYC2qaHlD_biItpNyEMu3f0oEj4ga5B9pxR8xAgnQDg6mJpH9GHCgL7ELHzEv9U9hhMEXuOe4ZIScCPxjL2R59vzRWiK-/s320/13_Outcast.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259840033528555954" border="0" /></a> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b>The figure in the middle stands out as different and taller than the others.<br />When Bodhidharma came to China, the Emperor and the Buddhists rejected his Zen teachings and meditation.<br />He was forced to hide in a cave behind the Shaolin temple where he meditated for nine years<br />while waiting for someone who could accept his teachings.</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b>I have felt like an outcast in America.<br />Caught between two cultures, East and West,<br />Between generations,<br />Between the religious and secular world,<br />Between traditional and non-traditional,<br />Between different mind states.<br />I am a piece of sandwich.<o:p></o:p></b></p> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipqZoqKLlENvBtGJT7JX7u_S_foW4VcB1UtBSSu_n4LJPRA-3mjmPA9KTrbgYBTuFX_RVmUjOKHJHdZxtXNZHh7kapIcbhF_A94BZhzvT4_BDN3ppUMudsQYQqWHWWMN0tb7eIp_ynRzZF/s1600-h/16_Bodhidharma.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipqZoqKLlENvBtGJT7JX7u_S_foW4VcB1UtBSSu_n4LJPRA-3mjmPA9KTrbgYBTuFX_RVmUjOKHJHdZxtXNZHh7kapIcbhF_A94BZhzvT4_BDN3ppUMudsQYQqWHWWMN0tb7eIp_ynRzZF/s320/16_Bodhidharma.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259859221527817042" border="0" /></a> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b>When I came to United States,<br />my meditation teacher, Ven. Chi Chern, gave me a carved wooden sculpture of Bodhidharma.<br />On the back of the sculpture I wrote in Chinese, </b><span style="font-size:100%;"><b>“I will carry him with me wherever I go.”</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b>Everything has a function<br />All beings to become enlightened<br />This piece is an incense holder.<o:p></o:p></b></p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirpHzsCQy2PC_9pkFEgWNjIPu4ZPRIWEaCItKTPMPiQyR7xX_2vgxgpep6UEXTPd0wZnemhwYw6IOmg0VJxjJNXQCfCUNCn0JNxGL_XG2Iaya6dVTZ5q9V3dpKK-yYqtGMyOEbI55fRbNi/s1600-h/17_Cold_Tears.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirpHzsCQy2PC_9pkFEgWNjIPu4ZPRIWEaCItKTPMPiQyR7xX_2vgxgpep6UEXTPd0wZnemhwYw6IOmg0VJxjJNXQCfCUNCn0JNxGL_XG2Iaya6dVTZ5q9V3dpKK-yYqtGMyOEbI55fRbNi/s320/17_Cold_Tears.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259860354751511842" border="0" /></a> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style="">Tears are warm<br />Unexpressed feelings are internalized<br />Unexpressed experiences are internalized.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ERDoFgIy-EO4U8GmTg0QtGZv3mQZ17cCn_Yttm0NCa0y4un4LW5PSevZke3TZo2qFMOhyphenhyphendYmehUxef8ra4Hwh6m2STtAM6MSu4FpqJsTj_EBGTqYw9nskc1o0yd50vbjRB4GVYw_nNQ7/s1600-h/18_Cold_Tears_-_Detail.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ERDoFgIy-EO4U8GmTg0QtGZv3mQZ17cCn_Yttm0NCa0y4un4LW5PSevZke3TZo2qFMOhyphenhyphendYmehUxef8ra4Hwh6m2STtAM6MSu4FpqJsTj_EBGTqYw9nskc1o0yd50vbjRB4GVYw_nNQ7/s320/18_Cold_Tears_-_Detail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259860090154417570" border="0" /></a> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style="">Unexpressed mind states are internalized<br />Tears become cold</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvqax6IxpamQK4p0IC4vbJMAZwURJkgtLegyEhJ0FLQVKWRvFlmH5GP7xmjwpMCMCFlsVZkwqctI474yoeKiAGrA22ZTHU1D7k0TSQsq9vCn_pQB2ttKqFCcDfMjO6Q8oZjL7d6BJbzGkL/s320/23_Mask_of_the_Original_Face.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259861252825359650" border="0" /></p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvqax6IxpamQK4p0IC4vbJMAZwURJkgtLegyEhJ0FLQVKWRvFlmH5GP7xmjwpMCMCFlsVZkwqctI474yoeKiAGrA22ZTHU1D7k0TSQsq9vCn_pQB2ttKqFCcDfMjO6Q8oZjL7d6BJbzGkL/s1600-h/23_Mask_of_the_Original_Face.jpg"></a> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style="">Removing the mask<br />Seeing the real features<br />Revealing the original face within the mask.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRmfOri3Sz0QyTiF-IlvnA0pJIUq2Q6QeSopKKQI66V9lF-Hysd7o7rVEa1vuryc_SWeHUY-8sFXCW7fnbTeJjR0VR4SWpISImmPjufbYktTkNFgQ6IZImUaj8cMhofqKMVi5INVDtq_Fe/s1600-h/19_One_Shoe.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRmfOri3Sz0QyTiF-IlvnA0pJIUq2Q6QeSopKKQI66V9lF-Hysd7o7rVEa1vuryc_SWeHUY-8sFXCW7fnbTeJjR0VR4SWpISImmPjufbYktTkNFgQ6IZImUaj8cMhofqKMVi5INVDtq_Fe/s320/19_One_Shoe.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259862494174095170" border="0" /></a> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b>Urban life is one shoe within ourselves.<br />Being a monk is being a one-shoe beggar.<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b>In his time, Bodhidharma was often seen carrying one shoe on a stick over his shoulder.<br />One day a messenger met the Bodhidharma and asked, "Great Master, where are you going?"<br />Bodhidharma simply said, "I am going to the west."<br />The messenger reported his meeting to the Emperor and was told that the Bodhidharma had died.<br />The Emperor ordered that Bodhidharma's grave be opened, and they found the coffin empty except for one shoe.<o:p></o:p></b></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><b><span style=""></span></b><b><i><span style="font-size:20;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><br /><b><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0.5in;" align="center"><br /><b><span style=""></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0.5in;" align="center"><br /><b><span style=""></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0.5in;" align="center"><b><span style=""></span></b><br /><b><o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in; text-align: center;"><br /><b><o:p></o:p></b></p> </div>Stone Spirithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10701505243302475858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8238865374645713478.post-86081560057731127132008-07-12T16:57:00.001-07:002008-07-14T14:56:32.343-07:00Kong Xin's Gallery II<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicUxt-0NkA7hYe6-WPzI8yF48r4qWn8ZzCWNK-_cG7PiENdvhftk3fwkRazW2RhyphenhyphenuiWWwF20_MS3C6nKiXph7TvXDUDEH1L-y1EdfnWoj5k_cYUeGoeGe6k8_kNZPhBAQKWMfFiQUPSdgI/s1600-h/05.+One+Shoe+1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222585004439729826" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicUxt-0NkA7hYe6-WPzI8yF48r4qWn8ZzCWNK-_cG7PiENdvhftk3fwkRazW2RhyphenhyphenuiWWwF20_MS3C6nKiXph7TvXDUDEH1L-y1EdfnWoj5k_cYUeGoeGe6k8_kNZPhBAQKWMfFiQUPSdgI/s320/05.+One+Shoe+1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje89HXFdZy7tpHbve6OfHDbRGqk5k4E8BRMZhxhIRJypLk09P5A8TTIMM-SjWLr1UY6ZmADFQeVe_65g9pjH17YVSiRDirSvrFGNYZMMOwZcRwRdcwlpuFjhBtkj4o9V2XtAl6gt7keYbZ/s1600-h/05.+One+Shoe2.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVAZb5e8T64q4kYV8ZeQKTMUiECxI1S42aZ7rE6WyF-m5n-X00Qy5gGc4zwWoLqR730tlUrRQc_O9wXQXXZXIE6rFlB0lme6xssMgjFjOk370Ih2acXy8FRDjEx70wGraySVGWzEr5i_L-/s1600-h/05.+One+Shoe+1.JPG"></a><div align="center"><br /><br />One Shoe, 2008<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEOmQTZ2POaW5sadJ3DNSCyxjN9UELBFv2UNh6higXQO1HJD9m6zQDrUgEydNRwA13dW8G0Z5YGQL1nXtOYFI4w-KuNCUs37ewLFi7rFcfVsXH37yybShc6Z6nl1jl2asHOHbjcIvnVWY-/s1600-h/02.+Within+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222285853635519378" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEOmQTZ2POaW5sadJ3DNSCyxjN9UELBFv2UNh6higXQO1HJD9m6zQDrUgEydNRwA13dW8G0Z5YGQL1nXtOYFI4w-KuNCUs37ewLFi7rFcfVsXH37yybShc6Z6nl1jl2asHOHbjcIvnVWY-/s200/02.+Within+1.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizdilSng9vKJMWLwP4eODlQhnbqe3UHfjdnep4bKZSwxbY65Nts1cuqfK0Ct1pxpk_NQr7EGvuoDA1NVU1FH3WkoyB3ywSjf5wsnFSWTuh7paNwba3bc-bWKw9G2OKeX5iEB_vSMlhbH17/s1600-h/02.+Within+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222285854309860578" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizdilSng9vKJMWLwP4eODlQhnbqe3UHfjdnep4bKZSwxbY65Nts1cuqfK0Ct1pxpk_NQr7EGvuoDA1NVU1FH3WkoyB3ywSjf5wsnFSWTuh7paNwba3bc-bWKw9G2OKeX5iEB_vSMlhbH17/s200/02.+Within+2.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirigwiaQojQN7mr_hzbHzJab46EBVVG_XnORrdCCgOtmtN9rrBiF81Kkk98Hv36d1rLmxS0LuzvEOKf2vqVWBl-9jkiWrThfGM2JdGB6qNeBd9kyhjzicnGk0VUT0bBnF748KxnZh5hNfI/s1600-h/02.+Within+3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222285857275283778" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirigwiaQojQN7mr_hzbHzJab46EBVVG_XnORrdCCgOtmtN9rrBiF81Kkk98Hv36d1rLmxS0LuzvEOKf2vqVWBl-9jkiWrThfGM2JdGB6qNeBd9kyhjzicnGk0VUT0bBnF748KxnZh5hNfI/s200/02.+Within+3.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Within, 2006</div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMqYj2Q6mUiXDIvn-iCjyh4uLSeq7g61WMXjRuxSBHPsg79Awf3WbzatcjTZyZi3_mdUBANvKvsz_VROUTVq-aATJovGP8kL4Iy1RLcozJZm-Zx2uEFoMo-AFsYIIJMXKtXcGN53WWlIEM/s1600-h/04.+Here+I+Am+7.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222586633170798994" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMqYj2Q6mUiXDIvn-iCjyh4uLSeq7g61WMXjRuxSBHPsg79Awf3WbzatcjTZyZi3_mdUBANvKvsz_VROUTVq-aATJovGP8kL4Iy1RLcozJZm-Zx2uEFoMo-AFsYIIJMXKtXcGN53WWlIEM/s320/04.+Here+I+Am+7.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><br /><p></p>Here I Am, 2007<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222577588684164258" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV94yF9sj5Tvi7bJ-Vc6lMKm3KlLw2tfmOlD0WxmFUSKdarLteZtKLrL1BdUbP_9wILimszUrCHz_Vqvz8WYNLUspSnQOEj6ZNEeeh5xWcDIrMHGjlz7RNrlXaydrv4hwiGhw0lb8Q8SJQ/s320/04.+Here+I+Am+13+R.JPG" border="0" /></p><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><br /><br /></div></div>Stone Spirithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10701505243302475858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8238865374645713478.post-7268601380290984592008-07-04T22:10:00.001-07:002008-07-07T11:31:23.478-07:00Kong Xin's Gallery<div align="left"></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ff9900;">One Heart One Boat</span><span style="color:#000000;"> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhObUK9kjYgoi_u6LQqCt1Y1Asay7A5NFpmUAPuAdcQFEnzfg_6Be13iKk0-eqv2IcTvxdcPFfbN_B1eIf9eC9P2rt5P_m9DxtaU7ID4Fy8DbuDEMCroeoit9sraiFXXgeA-nb7WG9E6iz5/s1600-h/One+Boat+One+Heart+-+detail.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219411710755862402" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 170px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 271px" alt="" 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/><br /></span></div>Stone Spirithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10701505243302475858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8238865374645713478.post-37451334240567899522008-07-04T20:39:00.000-07:002008-07-07T11:25:06.709-07:00Within: Art Exhibition Aug.25, -Sept. 5, 2008<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiPySkWF9f_rlCsdZ8KOcmHO23tYyRc60I2sIVAE1ISrjITluN_8ykfdXduf0dkP7VP0wgS1lFIbkMCDusQhOjoHo2lvF7evfE4UZX6EqZLWjqa2CZGrE5ZO-4zmlPbzMJLrH_mysqv5dS/s1600-h/exhibition.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219380232013404066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 313px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 226px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" 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Chi Chern <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><b><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-size:130%;">President of Malaysian Buddhist Institute<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><u><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-size:130%;">September 3, 2008<o:p></o:p></span></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-size:130%;">9-11 a.m.: <span style="COLOR: rgb(153,51,153)"></span><b style="COLOR: rgb(153,51,153)">Meditation Workshop</b><span style="COLOR: rgb(153,51,153)">,</span> Golden Eagle Hall, Student Union<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -1in; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-size:130%;">6-8 p.m.:Lecture,<b> </b><b><span style="COLOR: rgb(153,51,153)">“Zen Meditation and Art: An Oasis Within a World of Stress,”</span> </b>Golden Eagle Hall, Student Union Building<b>.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><u><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-size:130%;">September 4, 2008<o:p></o:p></span></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in -9pt 0pt 81pt; TEXT-INDENT: -81pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-size:130%;">12:30 - 2:30 p.m.:<b> <span style="COLOR: rgb(153,51,153)">“Tea and Zen Same Taste”</span> </b>Chinese tea ceremony, Village Square<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in -9pt 0pt 81pt; TEXT-INDENT: -81pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in -9pt 0pt 81pt; TEXT-INDENT: -81pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-size:130%;">www.shikongxin.blogspot.com<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -1in; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-size:130%;">shikongxin@yahoo.com<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -1in; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-size:130%;">(773) 248-2926<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>Stone Spirithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10701505243302475858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8238865374645713478.post-29484611645212960782008-06-25T22:53:00.000-07:002008-07-11T23:46:52.754-07:00Artist Statement<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh03S2TYzfZG6mvMww8loqugZWdGUSyVIg5VwWMsaZbgZ0-vogGcMBRe2jzB7P7xncFPXUF7NvKoM6xMQwFLzk-HRXVBlgLOkd9OZUkwZEt8NGxTyYK3B5mSgCCf7hjiEfqzaihR5jM9Od3/s1600-h/limpic2+026.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216066715974718194" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 215px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 166px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh03S2TYzfZG6mvMww8loqugZWdGUSyVIg5VwWMsaZbgZ0-vogGcMBRe2jzB7P7xncFPXUF7NvKoM6xMQwFLzk-HRXVBlgLOkd9OZUkwZEt8NGxTyYK3B5mSgCCf7hjiEfqzaihR5jM9Od3/s320/limpic2+026.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="COLOR: rgb(204,102,204); TEXT-ALIGN: center">Seeking tranquilization within tranquilization.</p><div style="COLOR: rgb(204,102,204); TEXT-ALIGN: center"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="COLOR: rgb(204,102,204); TEXT-ALIGN: center">Building self within no-self</p><div style="COLOR: rgb(204,102,204); TEXT-ALIGN: center"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="COLOR: rgb(204,102,204); TEXT-ALIGN: center">What is the meaning of life?</p><div style="COLOR: rgb(204,102,204); TEXT-ALIGN: center"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="COLOR: rgb(204,102,204); TEXT-ALIGN: center">Searching and Searching</p><div style="COLOR: rgb(204,102,204); TEXT-ALIGN: center"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="COLOR: rgb(204,102,204); TEXT-ALIGN: center">Asking and Asking</p><div style="COLOR: rgb(204,102,204); TEXT-ALIGN: center"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="COLOR: rgb(204,102,204); TEXT-ALIGN: center">Before I was born, who is my original face?</p><div style="COLOR: rgb(204,102,204); TEXT-ALIGN: center"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="COLOR: rgb(204,102,204); TEXT-ALIGN: center">Days through days</p><div style="COLOR: rgb(204,102,204); TEXT-ALIGN: center"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="COLOR: rgb(204,102,204); TEXT-ALIGN: center">Years through years</p><div style="COLOR: rgb(204,102,204); TEXT-ALIGN: center"></div><div style="COLOR: rgb(153,51,153); TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="COLOR: rgb(204,102,204)">What is my original face?</span><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><span style="COLOR: rgb(153,51,153)"></span><br /></p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Over half of my life, I have been following the spiritual path of Chan (Zen), the path that the Bodhidharma brought from India to China 1500 years ago.<span style="font-size:+0;"> </span>When I came to the U.S., my heart was suspended in a sandwich between two cultures, Eastern spirituality and Western humanism.<span style="font-size:+0;"> </span>And I have been searching for a medium for beings in the West to have a heart-to-heart connection with the spirituality of the East.<span style="font-size:+0;"><br /><br /></span>Through art I have found this connection, art that coveys spirituality in human terms, humanistic spirituality.<span style="font-size:+0;"> </span>In my art, I take spiritual concepts and figures that have been frozen in formal Buddhist tradition and give them an organic form and a human face.<span style="font-size:+0;"> </span>As a practitioner as well as an artist, I plant the seed for an understanding that all beings have the seed of enlightenment embedded <i>within</i> them. All organic forms are beings, and all organic forms contain beings.<span style="font-size:+0;"> </span>Leaves become noses and noses become figures prostrating in prayer.<span style="font-size:+0;"> </span>Leaves breathe.<span style="font-size:+0;"> </span>Noses breathe. And in prayer we all breathe the same air.<span style="font-size:+0;"> </span>All beings have consciousness, Buddha nature.<span style="font-size:+0;"> </span>All beings are equal.<span style="font-size:+0;"> </span>All beings have an equal opportunity to be enlightened.<br /><br /></div>My recent work has consisted of sculptural images of the Bodhidharma.<span style="font-size:+0;"> </span>Starting with traditional forms, I then give him a variety of human expressions and place him in unconventional settings and forms in a variety of media.<span style="font-size:+0;"> </span>Humanistic spirituality is from a human perspective to look at all sentient beings.<span style="font-size:+0;"> </span>I work from a human perspective seeing that all sentient beings have consciousness and can be enlightened in any place at any time.<span style="font-size:+0;"> </span>“Pop!<span style="font-size:+0;"> </span>Enlightenment is here!<span style="font-size:+0;"> </span>Here I am!”<br /><br />The path of Chan is the path of meditation to know our original face.<span style="font-size:+0;"> </span>This is the face of compassion and wisdom.<span style="font-size:+0;"> </span>This is the face of enlightenment.<span style="font-size:+0;"> </span>This is the face of all beings breathing the same air in peace and harmony.Stone Spirithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10701505243302475858noreply@blogger.com0