Enso Enlightenment

Description: This is part 3 of my Enso Realization Series. As I draw the Enso (zen circle), I go through different phases to come to the realization of the impermanence of all things: 1. Pursuing Perfection - The Enso 円相 is a circle of void and fullness, representing the way of Zen. It is born from emptiness. However its center is full of potency and infinite possibility. In life, we often chase the infinite and pursue perfection, but find that we can never attain it, just like drawing a circle and never ending up with a perfect one. (1st painting at this link: https://oi-yee-tai.pixels.com/featured/enso-pursuing-perfection-oiyee-at-oystudio.html) 2. Embracing Imperfection - The Enso is a circle of emptiness and form. One dip of ink, one fluid brush stroke, I experience the profound changes and limitless possibilities. As the brush trails off into nothingness, leaving an open circle, it is also embracing imperfection as it is. (2nd painting at this link: https://oi-yee-tai.pixels.com/featured/enso-embracing-imperfection-oiyee-at-oystudio.html) 3. Appreciating Impermanence - As a new Enso is drawn, there is a fresh start as I let go of the previous one. The transition allows me to appreciate the impermanence of all things. Artist: Tai Oi Yee Website: oystudio.com zen circle art for sale enso art for sale

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Heart Sutra Calligraphy

Starting the new year with some peace and tranquility. Even though I am not Buddhist, I find writing the Heart Sutra very calming. One of the more well known verses of the Heart Sutra is: "form is emptiness and the very emptiness is form..." heart sutra art for sale

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Enso

The Enso represents the way of Zen as a circle of vast space, lacking nothing and holding nothing in excess. Form is no other than emptiness, emptiness no other than form Drawn in one fluid, expressive stroke, the enso represents the state of mind of the artist . As the brush trails off into nothingness, leaving an open circle, it is also the acceptance of imperfection as it is. Artist: Tai Oi Yee Website: oystudio.com

The closed circle represents the totality of life and experience, of both form and emptiness, void and fullness. It is the circle of absolute enlightenment, embodying the perfect harmony of all forces. Artist: Tai Oi Yee Website: oystudio.com
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Chinese Calligraphy by Tai Oi Yee Website: oystudio.com This is a famous Chinese quote: 海納百川 The Sea Accepts A Hundred Streams, meaning that a great person can accept all things big and small. The origin in a different form is from a Taoist Zhuangzi saying: "between heaven and earth, there is nothing greater than the sea, it accepts ten thousand streams" 莊子‧秋水篇 ：天下之水莫大於海，萬川納之. Then in the Ching Dynasty, Lin Zexu 林則徐 wrote the inspiring words during his fight against foreign powers forcing opium on his country: 海納百川，有容乃大。 壁立千仞，無欲則剛。"The sea accepts a hundred streams, being able to accept all is to be great. The cliffs stand firm and thousands of feet tall, having no selfish desire is to be strong." chinese calligraphy paintings for sale

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