The Dishwasher's Tears: Regard All Dharmas As Dreams

Tuesday, July 26, 2005

pghpoet said...: i'm jumpin in....

remove the small children, 'cause there's apt to be conked noggins and bloody noses, cause i'm doin a cannonball...lol... this one's a puzzler. i was so taken with the blissful look of those two faces, particularly the woman, i could only stare at that for some time.

seems to me both of these folks have a life path they're following. the woman, halo around her head, doubtless thinks she's 'godly' and the man, well criminey, he's got fire and brimstone over him-- road to perdition for sure-- but LOOK...

each of them are smiling. each blissful. tells me this: we cannot judge. not even ourselves, because all of it is interpreted dreams. reality is interpretation, and reality-- as a stand alone, definite thing--

does not exist.- k; 2:09 PM
tearful dishwasher said...: Karen-

I saw her as the more organised, religious conservative view of holy or enlightened, and him as the more ecstatic, free-form version, but your take is cool, too.
And I agree wholeheartedly with your conclusion-

reality as a 'thing' is entirely dependent upon the observer to shape.

thanks again for your thoughts.

yrs-

Scott; 5:53 PM