Artwork from Chapter 13
Here is a list of all the artwork quoted in the chapter. It is displayed in colour in the sequence it appears in the book for those who want to listen to the book on Kindle and see the illustrations here.
New born fully arrived at home
Artist: AI Generated for this edition at least.
Source; License: Source: Gemini. Copyright: André Cesta. Reproduction is allowed provided mention to the book source is made as caption.
Chapter: Chapter 13: The Return Home.
Description: A mother and her baby.
Book Excerpt
Did you know that a newborn does not realise they are a separate person?
Full Cycle
Artist: AI Generated for this edition at least.
Source; License: Source: Gemini. Copyright: André Cesta. Reproduction is allowed provided mention to the book source is made as caption.
Chapter: Chapter 13: The Return Home.
Description: A depiction of a full cycle yogi journey.
Book Excerpt
So yes, young babies are not separate from their mother, they are in union, Christ, modern developmental psychology, Zen, are all in agreement. Continuing beyond the baby phase.
Enso
Artist: Hakuin Ekaku.
Source; License: Source: https://www.wikiart.org/en/hakuin-ekaku/ens License: Public Domain.
Chapter: Chapter 13: The Return Home.
Description: Picture: “Ensō, a Japanese word meaning ‘circular form’ and usually translated into English as ‘Zen circle,’ is the symbol supreme of Buddhist enlightenment.” – John Stevens.
Book Excerpt
John Stevens, author of “Sacred Calligraphy of the East”, quoted from his article: “What is an Ensō” . It is also a symbol of returning to where we started in a different way, returning home from a journey.
Book of Mirrors
Artist: Kristina Kurilionok
Source; License: Artwork commissioned for the book. Permission to share provided credits to the artist and book are clearly provided below the picture.
Chapter: Chapter 13: The Return Home.
Description: A yogini reads into a book whose pages are made of mirrors reflecting her face and the blue sky behind her. A metaphor presented in the final scenes of the Zen movie: “The Circle of Iron”.
Book Excerpt
We are back at the beginning of our journey, looking at our core. We are back facing the entrance of our beautiful home, the ‘palace of mind’ as Milarepa calls it.
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