My Words
Artistic Voice: Time in the game
I’ve spent ten years working out what I want to say with my writing. So far, with my art, it’s about six. It’s a key point I have to learn; my frustration with my art…
Learning Buddhism and Skilful Means – Upaya
One of the most significant issues with any idea is passing it on to others; how to teach, learn, and to whom. Buddhism recognises what it teaches is not easy to comprehend, so it’s developed…
Does art require a meaning?
In some circles like academia and teaching, there is an expectation, even a pressure, to have art imbibed with meaning. It’s not enough to make pretty pictures; there has to be a narrative. Art is…
Is Buddhism Nihilistic?
With the idea in Buddhism of No-Self or Non-self, there is a thought and concern that Buddhism is Nihilistic, denying any existence or meaning in life. It’s sometimes criticism of Buddhist philosophy, and we have…