True Perception: The Path of Dharma Art

here the notion of freedom is a letting-go process.

We are interested and we are inquisitive, very inquisitive, and we are willing to explore in any way we can.

The ground of the true artist includes peace and coolness, as well as unconditional beauty. It is free from neurosis.

Perception can be categorized into three levels: experience, emptiness, and luminosity.

Then we have the principle of human, which falls into two categories. Number one is freedom from subconscious gossip.

Our attitude and integrity as artists are very important. We need to encourage and nourish the notion that we are not going to yield to the neurotic world.

In fact, you can use the very process of executing the work of art as a way to cut subconscious gossip, through your commitment to the medium and to the vision that exists in you and in your work.

You don’t need very much inspiration at all. Actually, you don’t need that much vocabulary or tricks of any kind to create good works of art—poetry, painting, music, or whatever. You just simply say the experience you’ve experienced—just say it, just play it, just paint it.

Art is regarded as a way of life altogether, not necessarily as a trade or business.