tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008721669500573823.post5932503149010545688..comments2024-02-21T08:09:35.889-08:00Comments on ZenDotStudio: XOX Buddha & The Shoe SalesmanZenDotStudiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06051368546505731081noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008721669500573823.post-48552384076227597352011-04-29T18:34:04.807-07:002011-04-29T18:34:04.807-07:00As one who tends to see the glass as half empty-- ...As one who tends to see the glass as half empty-- I loved your story at the end about the bare feet and shoes-- I am trying to see the glass as half full-- or fuller at any rate :-) your blog posts are always so inspirational.layershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10991288165260934778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008721669500573823.post-33968154213548444782011-04-28T08:57:56.563-07:002011-04-28T08:57:56.563-07:00Suki - yes, it's true, it does strike a chord ...Suki - yes, it's true, it does strike a chord of the Christian missionaries when you mention it which is a very loaded subject!! I think however the story was meant to show us how we normally use our minds, which doesn't always make the most of it's creative potential. Interesting how many minds can perceive stories in many different ways. Shows us the potential for ZenDotStudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06051368546505731081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008721669500573823.post-74803169871769034022011-04-28T07:04:36.791-07:002011-04-28T07:04:36.791-07:00Hi Zen…I came back around because I was moved by y...Hi Zen…I came back around because I was moved by your comment over at Following the Moon and wanted to reply:<br />I love your 7 year olds memory… particularly the rich visuals that have stayed with her over the years…the cat, the fields, Anna and the horses…for me and my 7 year old, you paint a magical scene.<br /><br />Odd, isn’t it, how the unsettled (deeply traumatic) parts can find their merci33https://www.blogger.com/profile/08059537354941356062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008721669500573823.post-57025648979841742672011-04-28T06:35:41.076-07:002011-04-28T06:35:41.076-07:00I will return to listen. About the story though, ...I will return to listen. About the story though, frankly if folks want to walk around without shoes and that is there way, who am I, a shoe salesman, to try to convince them they need shoes. then they have to have more money to buy shoes, then there is who's shoes are classier and more in than others, etc. etc. Sort of like those reforming ministers who went to natives in various countriessukipoethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09351851210507048174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008721669500573823.post-22325384515722754962011-04-27T20:03:43.369-07:002011-04-27T20:03:43.369-07:00Eva - yes, I love the metta or loving kindness phr...Eva - yes, I love the metta or loving kindness phrase "may I be healthy and strong"<br /><br />merci - and those boots are made for walkin!ZenDotStudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06051368546505731081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008721669500573823.post-8113974202181856472011-04-26T13:53:26.395-07:002011-04-26T13:53:26.395-07:00Love it!
There's another Buddhist adage that ...Love it!<br /><br />There's another Buddhist adage that comes to mind...when the ground is littered with briars and stones why think to cover the whole earth with leather when you can simple put on a pair of shoes.merci33https://www.blogger.com/profile/08059537354941356062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008721669500573823.post-25751502414081477882011-04-26T11:23:51.348-07:002011-04-26T11:23:51.348-07:00Wonderful post as usual. Something I needed to hea...Wonderful post as usual. Something I needed to hear and to remind myself to stay focused on the positive things in my life such as having good vision so I can see your great art and read yours and others' blogs.Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06566258201228886795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008721669500573823.post-15927015947298760532011-04-25T17:32:00.591-07:002011-04-25T17:32:00.591-07:00Ralph - Thanks! Encouraging, as I always love your...Ralph - Thanks! Encouraging, as I always love your work, your simplicity, the choice of colours, composition.<br /><br />David - Hmm, interesting evocation. I love that story, maybe it heralds a new name for the painting?<br /><br />MeANderi - I think gluten free pumpkin muffins don't hold up so well in the mail??! Enjoy the video. Sure to bring a smile to your face.ZenDotStudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06051368546505731081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008721669500573823.post-76404487608799122132011-04-25T15:50:48.709-07:002011-04-25T15:50:48.709-07:00"Never to negate the value of simply being pr..."Never to negate the value of simply being present with what is without words or stories.." Love it... Simple Dharma... I still want that Pumpkin muffin :) Look forward to watching Wangyal Rinpoche's video satsang...Mystic Meanderinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746429719911446865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008721669500573823.post-48289699835148959542011-04-25T12:55:40.722-07:002011-04-25T12:55:40.722-07:00I love the translucence of the picture! The text r...I love the translucence of the picture! The text reminded me of a native story: I have an evil dog and a good dog fighting inside me Which one wins? The one I feed.David Ashtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18339979176989832285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008721669500573823.post-23252767393886820092011-04-25T11:37:43.032-07:002011-04-25T11:37:43.032-07:00beautiful colors, nice typo, great picture!beautiful colors, nice typo, great picture!r.bohnenkamphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14275903239885118123noreply@blogger.com