Category: The Arts

  • Sadhu by Tim Barrow

    Old sadhu of Kathmandu Where few stop to know him Man of wisdom there amongst His braided locks that melted into Never ending worn out beard. Old sadhu follows in footsteps Of those who dwelt before him To continue where no disciples tread Or anyone to point toward His outward simplistic raggedness. Old sadhu seated…

  • Traveller by Shelagh Gardiner

    Morning curls over the crow calls. The blueing sky unlocks The navigation markers of the spirit. A man rests, softly breathing, His heart leaning into a voice That haunts deep, sweet, healing registers, Embracing all nature. Aware of the time of gifts Whose light imparts a sacred harmony, Briefly, bravely captured In the noetic signature…

  • Art From America

     A Bird in the Hand but Nothing for the Soul By Milissa Burkart Tulsa, Oklahoma: Storybird Studio, 2007. One-of-a-Kind. From Bodhicharya Oklahoma Buddhist Sangha Tulsa,Oklahoma 74137   USA Sangha Member Milissa Burkart;   artist 85.5 x 4.5 x 4″ closed. Covered wire. Stained glass. Gouache on binders board with found objects. Composed of two pieces:…

  • From the Heart: poetry corner

        When our hearts meet, there is no need for words, nor songs or poems, no need for theory or dogma or prayers. We are together, just one heart beating, when our hearts meet. By Margaret Ford ————————————————————— In the beginning of my pre-Copernican solarsystem     Did not admit rays of Dharma. But…