by Lilith Ohan | Oct 24, 2014 | Blog, TAO Teaching for Artists
Verse 18* The great Tao fades away There is benevolence and justice Intelligence comes forth There is great deception The six relations are not harmonious There is filial piety and kind affection The country is in confused chaos There are loyal ministers This verse...
by Lilith Ohan | Oct 16, 2014 | Sumi-e
Back to my Sumi-e painting class. I find through teaching, out of necessity, I find ways of making the inquisitive Western minds relate and let go of the habitual ways of seeing and creating. This is the space where Eastern and Western concepts merge…… So...
by Lilith Ohan | Oct 10, 2014 | Blog, TAO Teaching for Artists
Verse 17 The highest rulers, people do not know they have them The next level, people love them and praise them The next level, people fear them The next level, people despise them If the rulers’ trust is insufficient Have no trust in them Proceeding calmly,...
by Lilith Ohan | Oct 3, 2014 | Blog, Learn SUMI-E, Thoughts on Art
I remember when I was a student learning Sumi-e. Having former education in Fine Arts; Western approach, aesthetics and of course the mentality, I was eager to understand, to figure out things and had many questions. My Japanese teacher’s (Tomoko Kodama)...
by Lilith Ohan | Sep 26, 2014 | Blog, TAO Teaching for Artists
Verse 16* Attain the ultimate emptiness Hold on to the truest tranquility The myriad things are all active I therefore watch their return Everything flourishes; each returns to its root Returning to the root is called tranquility Tranquility is called returning to...
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