Kensho - Seeing One's Nature Canvas Print

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Kensho - Seeing One's Nature

Semi-cursive calligraphy of the Zen phrase Kenshō, which means 'Seeing one's nature'.

The Japanese kanji are:

見 ken, to see
性 sho, nature, essence

The following teaching by the sixth Zen Patriarch Hui-neng, has inspired this calligraphy:

Use your own true nature and [its inherent] wisdom to contemplate and illuminate all dharmas without grasping or rejecting them. Just this is seeing one's essential nature and realizing Buddhahood. (The Sixth Patriarch's Dharma Jewel Platform Sutra, Buddhist Text Translation Society)

My gallery presents calligraphies and paintings that breathe the spirit of contemporary Chinese and Japanese brush art. The main feature of my art work is to grab the moment of inspiration and express in its fullness with the brush. My medium is ink and natural pigments on rice paper. My primary tool is the flexible Oriental sheep's hair brush. In the calligraphy section you will find artwork brushed in different styles of Japanese calligraphy. The very different calligraphic styles evoke different moods, which you will be able to appreciate yourself by browsing the calligraphy print gallery. The subjects covered in the calligraphy section are mainly related to Zen and Buddhism and martial arts. As for the painting gallery you will find...