While participating in a Zen meditation course earlier this year, I created this collection of small abstract paintings on paper. I paired each piece with a Zen kōan – a paradoxical question or statement used in Buddhist practice to disrupt conventional thought and provoke insight. These kōans are not puzzles to be solved, but tools to disrupt the habit of logical thinking, inviting a different perspective.
I offer you a moment of reflection, calm, and presence with these words and images.
Pieces come framed or unframed. Please click on images for price information.
What is the weight of a thought?
Who remembers forgetting?
Who is dreaming this world?
What is the sound of silence?
What is the speed of darkness?
What is the shape of the mind?
What is the color of wind?
Who decides what is real?
Where is the border between self and world?
What lies beyond yes and no?
What is the texture of emptiness?
The end is the beginning. What now?