Maximizing the space: A family on a moped (is it a moped?)
Hoian, Vietnam, 2009
No creature ever comes short of its own completeness
Whereever it stands, it does not fail
to cover the ground
-----Einei Dogen (in Zen of Creativity, page 166)
Zen, and by extension the Zen aesthetic, shows us that all things are perfect and complete, just as they are. Nothing is lacking. In trying to realize our true nature, we rub against the same paradox: We don't know that we already are what we are trying to become. In Zen, we say that each one of us is already a buddha, a thoroughly enlightened being. It's the same with art. Each one of us is already an artist, whether we realize it or not. In fact, it doesn't matter whether we realize it ---this truth of perfection is still there. Engaging the creative process is a way of getting in touch with this truth, and so let it function in all areas of our lives.
The Zen of Creativity, John Daido Loori, Pg 166
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