No Mud, No Lotus - ORIGINAL PAINTING by Faerie Sarah
"No Mud No Lotus"
2017, Acrylic on Canvas
“NO MUD, NO LOTUS Both suffering and happiness are of an organic nature, which means they are both transitory; they are always changing. The flower, when it wilts, becomes the compost. The compost can help grow a flower again. Happiness is also organic and impermanent by nature. It can become suffering and suffering can become happiness again.”
“It is possible of course to get stuck in the “mud” of life. It’s easy enough to notice mud all over you at times. The hardest thing to practice is not allowing yourself to be overwhelmed by despair. When you’re overwhelmed by despair, all you can see is suffering everywhere you look. You feel as if the worst thing is happening to you. But we must remember that suffering is a kind of mud that we need in order to generate joy and happiness. Without suffering, there’s no happiness. So we shouldn’t discriminate against the mud. We have to learn how to embrace and cradle our own suffering and the suffering of the world, with a lot of tenderness.”
― Thích Nhất Hạnh, No Mud, No Lotus: The Art of Transforming Suffering
This painting was inspired by the great teachings of mindfulness, meditation and a recognition and understanding that hardships and darkness proceed the lotus flower blossoming, a traditional Buddhist symbol of enlightenment and spiritual awakening.
This Original Painting is available for an Amazing SALE price to help me build my Dream Art Studio.
This Original measures 41cm x 51cm will arrive carefully wrapped in tissue, secondhand bubblewrap a cardboard box and will include a Faerie Sarah Original Artwork Authenticity Certificate signed by the artist.
Thank you for popping by
Brightest Blessings
faerie x
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"No Mud No Lotus"
2017, Acrylic on Canvas
“NO MUD, NO LOTUS Both suffering and happiness are of an organic nature, which means they are both transitory; they are always changing. The flower, when it wilts, becomes the compost. The compost can help grow a flower again. Happiness is also organic and impermanent by nature. It can become suffering and suffering can become happiness again.”
“It is possible of course to get stuck in the “mud” of life. It’s easy enough to notice mud all over you at times. The hardest thing to practice is not allowing yourself to be overwhelmed by despair. When you’re overwhelmed by despair, all you can see is suffering everywhere you look. You feel as if the worst thing is happening to you. But we must remember that suffering is a kind of mud that we need in order to generate joy and happiness. Without suffering, there’s no happiness. So we shouldn’t discriminate against the mud. We have to learn how to embrace and cradle our own suffering and the suffering of the world, with a lot of tenderness.”
― Thích Nhất Hạnh, No Mud, No Lotus: The Art of Transforming Suffering
This painting was inspired by the great teachings of mindfulness, meditation and a recognition and understanding that hardships and darkness proceed the lotus flower blossoming, a traditional Buddhist symbol of enlightenment and spiritual awakening.
This Original Painting is available for an Amazing SALE price to help me build my Dream Art Studio.
This Original measures 41cm x 51cm will arrive carefully wrapped in tissue, secondhand bubblewrap a cardboard box and will include a Faerie Sarah Original Artwork Authenticity Certificate signed by the artist.
Thank you for popping by
Brightest Blessings
faerie x
Come say hello
www.instagram.com/faerie_sarah
www.facebook.com/FaerieSarahArt
or sign up to my Dark Moon Loveletter at www.faeriesarah.com
"No Mud No Lotus"
2017, Acrylic on Canvas
“NO MUD, NO LOTUS Both suffering and happiness are of an organic nature, which means they are both transitory; they are always changing. The flower, when it wilts, becomes the compost. The compost can help grow a flower again. Happiness is also organic and impermanent by nature. It can become suffering and suffering can become happiness again.”
“It is possible of course to get stuck in the “mud” of life. It’s easy enough to notice mud all over you at times. The hardest thing to practice is not allowing yourself to be overwhelmed by despair. When you’re overwhelmed by despair, all you can see is suffering everywhere you look. You feel as if the worst thing is happening to you. But we must remember that suffering is a kind of mud that we need in order to generate joy and happiness. Without suffering, there’s no happiness. So we shouldn’t discriminate against the mud. We have to learn how to embrace and cradle our own suffering and the suffering of the world, with a lot of tenderness.”
― Thích Nhất Hạnh, No Mud, No Lotus: The Art of Transforming Suffering
This painting was inspired by the great teachings of mindfulness, meditation and a recognition and understanding that hardships and darkness proceed the lotus flower blossoming, a traditional Buddhist symbol of enlightenment and spiritual awakening.
This Original Painting is available for an Amazing SALE price to help me build my Dream Art Studio.
This Original measures 41cm x 51cm will arrive carefully wrapped in tissue, secondhand bubblewrap a cardboard box and will include a Faerie Sarah Original Artwork Authenticity Certificate signed by the artist.
Thank you for popping by
Brightest Blessings
faerie x
Come say hello
www.instagram.com/faerie_sarah
www.facebook.com/FaerieSarahArt
or sign up to my Dark Moon Loveletter at www.faeriesarah.com