by Kim Ort | Oct 19, 2020 | Contemplation, Inspiration, People, Topics, Zen Buddhism
“The intangible represents the real power of the universe. It is the seed of the tangible. It is living void because all forms come out of it, and whosoever realizes the void is filled with life and power and the love of all beings.“ ~ Bruce Lee via Brain Pickings...
by Kim Ort | Dec 13, 2017 | Contemplation, Inspiration, Practices, Questions, Topics
The word chance is used in many different ways. You can take a chance or have a chance encounter. You can decide not to take chances or you can decide you have a chance. There is an element of luck to chance – whether that’s good luck or bad depends on...
by Kim Ort | Sep 4, 2012 | Contemplation, Inspiration
One of the ways we sabotage our joy is through quick value judgments. In a previous post, I excerpted a quote from the book, Where the Heart Beats: John Cage, Zen Buddhism, and the Inner Life of Artists, by Kay Larson. This book is a primer in Zen Buddhism, which...
by Kim Ort | Aug 17, 2012 | Books, Contemplation
What do blank journals, a silent musical composition, white canvas, and still water have in common? They are all blank slates, receptive, and open to possibilities. Blank Journals In her latest book, When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations on Voice(paid link),...
by Kim Ort | Jul 17, 2012 | Books, Contemplation
During a Miksang contemplative photography workshop in Boulder, Colorado, we often went to the downtown pedestrian mall to photograph. Each day we were given an intention to be open to something different. One day it was colour, another day texture, then patterns,...
