Preferences Sculpture

"After I had served him […] for the space of three years, my mind did not venture to reflect on right and wrong, my lips did not venture to speak of profit and loss. Then, for the first time, my Master bestowed one glance upon me – and that was all. At the end of five years a change had taken place; my mind was reflecting on right and wrong and my lips were speaking of profit and loss. Then, for the first time, my Master relaxed his countenance and smiled. At the end of seven years, there was another change. I let my mind reflect on what I would, but it no longer occupied itself with right and wrong. I let my lips utter whatsoever they pleased, but they no longer spoke of profit and loss. Then, at last, my Master led me in to sit on the mat beside me. At the end of nine years, my mind gave free rein to its reflections, my mouth free passage to its speech. Of right and wrong, profit and loss, I had no knowledge, either as touching myself or others […] internal and external were blended into unity. After that there was no distinction between eye and ear, ear and nose, nose and mouth: all were the same. My mind was frozen; my body was in dissolution, my flesh and bones all melted together. I was wholly unconscious of what my body was resting on, or what was under my feet. I was borne this way and that on the wind, like dry chaff or leaves falling from a tree. In fact, I knew not whether the wind was riding on me or I on the wind." Watts, A., The Way of Zen, New York, Bintage, 1986 quotes Giles, L., Taoist Teaching, London, Murray, 1925, pp. 40-42. Dissolution of fixations, prejudices or preconcepts.

Sculpture:Clay on Other

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:15.7 W x 23.6 H x 5.9 D in

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