Posted by Travis on October 16, 2017 · Leave a Comment
In August I took photos at the San Francisco Zen Center for their web site and promotional materials. Here are two shots of the Buddha Hall, where most public lectures and Dharma talks take place, and the central courtyard. The building was originally a home for young Jewish women, built in the 1920s by the … Continue reading →
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Posted by Travis on October 11, 2017 · Leave a Comment
First Christian Church, Columbus, Indiana, 1942, by Eliel Saarinen, and Large Arch by sculptor Henry Moore, 1971.
Posted by Travis on October 5, 2017 · Leave a Comment
This contemporary meditation hut is located in Urbana, Illinois; it was designed by Jeffery Poss, AIA, who is also an architecture professor at the University of Illinois and a sculptor. Keep your head down and stay humble as you enter – the entire interior is only high enough for a seated or kneeling position.
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Posted by Travis on November 23, 2013 · Leave a Comment
Part of the installation Drawn Stone by Andy Goldsworthy. This was commissioned for the courtyard at the de Young Museum in San Francisco. Like some of Goldsworthy’s work, this is almost imperceptible. I never saw a sign or placard indicating there was even artwork there. I was sitting on one of the stone slabs and … Continue reading →
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Posted by Travis on November 22, 2013 · Leave a Comment
“Those of us who call ourselves Buddhist corrupt the teaching by a narrow sectarianism and by a sort of withdrawal from what’s going on in our society. A great Zen Master warned, ‘The man who clings to vacancy, neglecting the world of things, escapes from drowning but leaps into the fire.’” Philip Kapleau (1912-2004), author … Continue reading →
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Posted by Travis on September 17, 2013 · Leave a Comment
(I’d add “all the time.” And I’m including myself. From Stefan Sagmeister’s The Happy Show, at the Chicago Cultural Center)
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Posted by Travis on September 17, 2013 · Leave a Comment
(from Stefan Sagmeister’s The Happy Show, at the Chicago Cultural Center)
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Zen Mind, Material World 