It's been really slow at work lately (there's so little work that we're actually getting made redundant soon), that I've been relying on art (I sit at my desk and draw) and the writing of Sally Kempton to carry me through each day. I love reading her articles, she clear and gentle and makes a lot of sense. Here's a passage from the article I read today that struck a chord with me.
'The power of beauty and pleasure--whether the beauty of a human face, the pleasure of a good meal or a work of art or an ocean--is that it arrests us. The distraction and restlessness that often cuts us off from full engagement with the moment temporarily dissolves, and we are fully present--our consciousness literally aroused by the experience of something beautiful or delicious. That moment of inner arrest or arousal, the "Aha!" we feel, is a realization of the state that yogic sages call the bliss of wonder. It's the meeting point of sensory and spiritual experience. It's both the fruit of and the avenue into a fully awakened life.'
You can find more of her writing here http://www.sallykempton.com/home.html
The photograph of the Buddha was taken by me in Japan, Buddha and Blossom, two of lifes inspirations:D
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