July, 2022

The nature of the spiritual quest 
is a shift in perspective 
that allows us to see how things are 
without being overwhelmed and undone. 

We see into the heart of things, 
grasp the nature of things, 
know what is true 
and what is also true, 
and are essentially okay with that knowledge. 

The camera can become a tool 
and a metaphor
for the perspective shift 
that transforms our being in the world. 

It is not the photograph 
that is the reason for our photography, 
but the seeing, 
the perceiving, 
the "getting it." 

We have the possibility of seeing 
through the viewfinder 
what the guy saw 
when the Buddha held up the flower. 

Every scene is a potential 
"doorway of perception." 
It's a matter of orientation and intention, 
awareness and attention.

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