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inanga > Tilting at Windmills "Just then they came in sight of thirty or forty windmills that rise from that plain. And no sooner did Don Quixote see them that he said to his squire, "Fortune is guiding our affairs better than we ourselves could have wished. Do you see over yonder, friend Sancho, thirty or forty hulking giants? I intend to do battle with them and slay them. With their spoils we shall begin to be rich for this is a righteous war and the removal of so foul a brood from off the face of the earth is a service God will bless." "What giants?" asked Sancho Panza. "Those you see over there," replied his master, "with their long arms. Some of them have arms well nigh two leagues in length." "Take care, sir," cried Sancho. "Those over there are not giants but windmills. Those things that seem to be their arms are sails which, when they are whirled around by the wind, turn the millstone." treatment of Don Quixote's Delusions: Sancho Panza's Truth' thanx to Picasa 3 inanga
inanga > I am the river (Whanganui Maori Proverb) i was listening to some of L Ron Hubbard's tapes - those made just before he died. 'Thetan-clears' will be familiar with them. Apart from the Naval regimentation in Ron's voice there were some real pearls of wisdom. His analysis of the 'scio-logos', divided into: Earliest Versions - The Veda The Tao - the Way The Dhyana - Knowingness and Lookingness Gautama Sakyamuni (563 - 483BC) The Hebrews Jesus of Nazareth Spread of Christianity into the Barbarism of Europe Close of the Trade Routes Western Seekers of Wisdom Definition of Religion - Webster Religion - Religious Philosophy is about the best short profile of the evolution of epistemology i have heard. Admiration is truly the most beautiful quality of All. good stuff for tuned minds... inanga courtesy of Picasa, SmugMug, Google and Mozilla Firefox 2009
inanga > Mythology and Glaciers Inspired by Susan, the Georgian (US) Faery from Twyleth Teg. She is a lawyer, but a good one, working to help illegal immigrants). collage of some of my paintings (and pix from a book about mythology) so cleverly arranged by the web wizards at Picasa 3, Google, SmugMug and Mozilla Firefox 2009 inanga
inanga > The Good Shepherds Kate - the woman on the New Zealand $10 note. This is an unfinished painting but I am not losing any sleep about it. New Zealand was the first country on earth to give votes to women. Nebraska in the USA was the first place but it is only one of 50 of the united states. So we were pretty progressive in Aotearoa and Kate Shepherd was one of the real forces behind these democratic changes. I'll flesh this out with some more info on Kate when I complete the picture. I suppose when I get the picture. Procrastination is the thief of time, thus time thieves from the likes of me. inanga
inanga > Paua Woman acrylic, oil, goldspray paint and collage (of my painting) on canvas board 2008 500mm x 600mm
inanga > hogproductions - Sacred Spaces Collage originals by inanga, photography by mfnw, tweaking courtesy of Picasa 3, SmugMug, Google and Mozilla Firefox 2009 I particularly like the jocular typeface... i thought it appropriate here to include this wisdom from the Venerable Buddhist Abbot Hsuan Hsu of Vancouver, B.C, and the World: 'So it is most important in this day and age of insanity to not go crazy, and to not forget what it means to be a person. We must keep in mind the original purpose and appearance of human beings. When speaking of the meaning of human life, I can say frankly, that the most beneficial things I have run across in my entire life are The Six Guiding Principles of the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas. The first of these is no fighting. This rule applies unilaterally. I will not contend with anybody. No matter what criticism you give me, I will accept it without reservation,. Call me what you will? A small cat? Fine, I'm a cat. Call me a dog? Okay, I'm a dog. However you perceive me in your mind, that's what I am. Do you see me as a Buddha? I'm a Buddha. Do you see me as a Bodhisattva? That's what I am. "Everything is made from the mind alone." I am whatever you conceive me to be. For my own part, I have my goals and purposes for being a person. What are they? Simply not contending with people, no matter who it is. You may call me what you please, and I will wear that label. I will acknowledge the name. That will be who I am. I won't contend with you. The second rule is no greed. Whatever you own, is yours. I don't want it. And anything of mine that you want, I will give to you. I actually will hand it over. When I give, it's not like the classic, greedy Sangha-member, who constantly tells people to Give! Give! Give!, and who mouths the platitude, Left-home people do not crave wealth; but the more there is, the better. Any ordinary person hopes that people will give to him, yet this monk is not at all interested in being charitable towards others. This is a wrong attitude. We should avoid it. As for no seeking, it means don't look for opportunities to make a killing, or to score a fat profit. Everybody in the world fights for advantages. If we understand the principle of not seeking, and resting content, with few desires, then we won't contend with people any more. Someone who grasps this point truly understands the Six Great Principles. Why don't we seek? It's because we don't want to be selfish. The only reason a person would seek for things is because of selfishness. With no self, there's no reason left to seek. And free of selfishness, one won't run after personal benefits. These two of the Six Guidelines are interrelated. No selfishness creates the condition for not seeking personal advantages. The two names: "no selfishness" and "no self-benefit" sound similar: in fact, they have distinct differences. The last one is no lying. The only reason a person would lie is out of fear; he's afraid of losing his selfish advantages. This fear moves him to criticize everybody else, saying, All of you are wrong. I'm the only one who's right. Why does he feel this way? Because he fears he'll lose his benefits to other people. Somebody who didn't hanker after personal profits would have no reason to tell a lie. In the final analysis, what's a lie worth, anyway? If you can truly understand these Six Guiding Principles, then you know what it means to be a person. If you don't understand the Six Guidelines, then you're simply running in lock-step with the rat-race of this mad age. As long as you flow with the tide of insanity, you're just another madman, as crazy as the next person. That's my message for you all today. I hope the young people among you who hear me won't go insane; The elderly among you should even more keep a grip on your sanity. The little children here can learn along with the adults. Learn how not to go crazy.' The Venerable Hsuan Hsu inanga
inanga > Swirling Cloud detail from 'were you? [Where you?] see the full original with poem 'True Love' in Faces of Earth gallery
inanga > Swirl Sunset detail from 'Tiahuanaco on Lake Titikaka' The black at the base of this reminded me of a poem by Ms P's daughter B who turns 12 on Boxing Day: 'What is black? Black is dark, Like the midnight sky. Black is the darkness you see When you are angry. Black is the colour Of the dark stern sea. Black is the colour, When your mind goes blank. Black is the witches cat, Prowling in the night. Black is the colour Where your monsters hide. Black is the colour, Of your shadow, Not leaving your side. Black is the colour, Of a lion's eyes Black is the opposite Of the white Of the wise Can you imagine life And in it A lack Of the colour black'. B acrylic on canvas 2007 Kaitiaki: Ken, Newlands, Aotearoa
inanga > Photo Albums Ms P got hold of three of the same type of photo album and asked for colourful covers for them. I knew the utilitarian nature of a photo album and that these paintings/collages would not last forever – as long as Miles got a photo of them for the Web then it didn’t matter. They were spontaneous, without little occult forethought or significance, but nonetheless a lot of fun. I am looking at them as I write this… 3 Something Italian, English and Kiwi Ms P asked for something of her mongrel blend – Italian on her father’s side, English on her mother’s and Kiwi. Her Dad was born in on the West Coast of the South Island in the same hospital ward – McBrearty Annex – as I was. Acrylic, gouache, and cut outs from a Kiwi tourist brochure 2007
Tilting at Windmills

"Just then they came in sight of thirty or forty windmills that rise from that plain. And no sooner did Don Quixote see them that he said to his squire, "Fortune is guiding our affairs better than we ourselves could have wished. Do you see over yonder, friend Sancho, thirty or forty hulking giants? I intend to do battle with them and slay them. With their spoils we shall begin to be rich for this is a righteous war and the removal of so foul a brood from off the face of the earth is a service God will bless."

"What giants?" asked Sancho Panza.

"Those you see over there," replied his master, "with their long arms. Some of them have arms well nigh two leagues in length."

"Take care, sir," cried Sancho. "Those over there are not giants but windmills. Those things that seem to be their arms are sails which, when they are whirled around by the wind, turn the millstone."

treatment of Don Quixote's Delusions: Sancho Panza's Truth' thanx to Picasa 3


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inanga > Tilting at Windmills "Just then they came in sight of thirty or forty windmills that rise from that plain. And no sooner did Don Quixote see them that he said to his squire, "Fortune is guiding our affairs better than we ourselves could have wished. Do you see over yonder, friend Sancho, thirty or forty hulking giants? I intend to do battle with them and slay them. With their spoils we shall begin to be rich for this is a righteous war and the removal of so foul a brood from off the face of the earth is a service God will bless." "What giants?" asked Sancho Panza. "Those you see over there," replied his master, "with their long arms. Some of them have arms well nigh two leagues in length." "Take care, sir," cried Sancho. "Those over there are not giants but windmills. Those things that seem to be their arms are sails which, when they are whirled around by the wind, turn the millstone." treatment of Don Quixote's Delusions: Sancho Panza's Truth' thanx to Picasa 3 inanga
Tilting at Windmills

"Just then they came in sight of thirty or forty windmills that rise from that plain. And no sooner did Don Quixote see them that he said to his squire, "Fortune is guiding our affairs better than we ourselves could have wished. Do you see over yonder, friend Sancho, thirty or forty hulking giants? I intend to do battle with them and slay them. With their spoils we shall begin to be rich for this is a righteous war and the removal of so foul a brood from off the face of the earth is a service God will bless."

"What giants?" asked Sancho Panza.

"Those you see over there," replied his master, "with their long arms. Some of them have arms well nigh two leagues in length."

"Take care, sir," cried Sancho. "Those over there are not giants but windmills. Those things that seem to be their arms are sails which, when they are whirled around by the wind, turn the millstone."

treatment of Don Quixote's Delusions: Sancho Panza's Truth' thanx to Picasa 3


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