by Kim Ort | Jul 28, 2015 | Books, Consolations, Contemplation, Essence
Beauty is the harvest of presence. ~ David Whyte, Consolations I love David Whyte’s quote above – beauty as the harvest of presence. Since practicing contemplative photography, I’ve considerably expanded my definition of what is beautiful. When I...
by Kim Ort | Jul 23, 2015 | Contemplation, Openness, Photography, Zen Buddhism
This is one of those posts that ties together a few ideas that came across my radar last week. Firstly, I’ve been doing a lot of writing and I’m struck by how the process feels like a constant revision. I receive new insights and add them. Unnecessary...
by Kim Ort | Jul 21, 2015 | Contemplation, Photography, Seeing
“To see is our true nature. To see is not to grasp a thing, a being, but to be grasped by it.” ~ Frederick Franck, The Zen of Seeing What does it mean to be grasped by something? What does it feel like? Every day, it’s important for me to get out for a...
