Cultivate the Way
by Nadja Van Ghelue
Title
Cultivate the Way
Artist
Nadja Van Ghelue
Medium
Painting - Ink On Rice Paper
Description
This straightforward calligraphy shows two kanji in a spirited brush work and composition. It says 'Cultivate the Way', 修道 , literally it says 'Practice the Dao', shudō in Japanese, hsiu-tao in Chinese.
The sixth Zen Patriarch Hui-neng in his verse at the end of the Prajna chapter of the Platform Sutra says:
世人若修道
一切盡不妨
"If people of the world cultivate the Way,
Nothing at all can hinder them; "
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(taken from the The Sixth Patriarch's Dharma Jewel Platform Sutra, by the Buddhist Text Translation Society)
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February 14th, 2022
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