'It is indeed an opinion strangely prevailing amongst men, that houses, mountains, rivers, and in a word all sensible objects have an Existence Natural or Real, distinct from their being perceived.' 1710 George Berkeley..
Monday, February 23, 2009
色卽是空 Being is from Not-Being and vice versa, Younggooksa Temple Youngdong Korea 2006
..indifference, oblivion, detachment, independence.. vanity.. hollowness.. those familiar words I bear..
'It is indeed an opinion strangely prevailing amongst men, that houses, mountains, rivers, and in a word all sensible objects have an Existence Natural or Real, distinct from their being perceived.' 1710 George Berkeley..
'It is indeed an opinion strangely prevailing amongst men, that houses, mountains, rivers, and in a word all sensible objects have an Existence Natural or Real, distinct from their being perceived.' 1710 George Berkeley..
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'strangely prevailing' is indeed an apt description :-)
ReplyDeleteI love the colours and the shapes... reminds me of Japan, of course, I get nostalgic now... I lived there for 3 years, and miss it terribly. we don't have maples in romania.
Hi Roxana, I like the expression too. We do the thing like that quite often.. Yes the scenes might be more than enough to remind you living in Japan. I visited cities in Japan many times but never lived. You might know the country better than me.
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