#Koan life...inhale. What is the sound of the single hand, turns into what happens to the single hand when I die? Bright light, gate opens...exhale...gate closes...inhale. #zen #buddhism #BenevolentZenProvidence #auroraborealis #northernlights #photomontage #blendedimage
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"Through Forests of Every Color: Awakening with Koans", Joan Sutherland

Last image of 2022 -- #blendedphoto #photomontage "Who Hears?"

"#Koans take you into the vast stillness, and they hold you right up against life, until eventually the two become one radiant, heartbreaking, continuous field." ----Joan Sutherland, from her book "Through Forests of Every Color" #Buddhism #Zen #BenevolentZenProvidence