Monday, December 19, 2016
Health, Wholesomeness - Mind after Mind
Mind after mind,
Thought after thought,
Meditation on the breathing is the best cure.
Following the breath, seeing the mind,
Each moment is full of love and life.
We can be strong, trust that;
Health is our inherent gift.
Original Chinese calligraphy: Health. Sumi ink on rice paper, mounted on paper. The size is 10 by 12 in. The seal is: "Happiness, Wealth, and Longevity."
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Purple Velvet
Saturday, December 10, 2016
Resting the Mind
Chinese Calligraphy: “Resting the Mind. Calming the Mind.” The word itself is composed of two parts: “Self” at the top, and “Mind” at the bottom – When we find our own heart and mind, come back to our heart and mind, we can truly rest.
Original work. Sumi ink on rice paper. Comes with a beautiful Shikish board golden hanging frame. Ready to hang. Written directly on Japanese Shikishi board, 10.75″ by 9.5″. There are golden edges around the board. Signed with the seals of the artist.
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A Gentle Kiss
The forces of opposite energy are in contact of each other. The yin and yang mingle and complete both. Acrylic on gessoed ground canvas, mounted on wood panel. Ready to hang.
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Thank You World!
Thank you for the world so rich and vast,
Thank you for all we have.
Thank you for the birds that sing, rain that falls, wind that blows, people that love,
Thank you deeply – for everything.
Thank you for all we have.
Thank you for the birds that sing, rain that falls, wind that blows, people that love,
Thank you deeply – for everything.
Chinese calligraphy: “Thanks.” To thank is to appreciate everything. Original work. Unframed.
Sumi ink on textured Chinese rice paper. 14″ by 9″. Signed with the seal of the artist.
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Crossroads
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Friday, September 23, 2016
Blue Velvet
Acrylic on gessoed ground stretched canvas. Ready to hang.
Waterfall
Tuesday, September 20, 2016
Seven Virtues of Bushido - The Way of the Warrior
The Seven Virtues are:
Righteousness (義)
Respect (礼)
Courage (勇)
Honour (名誉)
Benevolence (仁)
Sincerity (真)
Loyalty (忠義)
This Chinese calligraphy: "Seven Virtues of Bushido" in semi-cursive style. Sumi ink on rice paper, mounted on a dragon-pattern paper scroll. The image size is 33.5 by 11.5 in. The full scroll size is 53 by 15 in. The handsome wooden rod at the bottom is 18 in. wide. Signed with the seal of the artist: "Tao (the Way)."
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Saturday, September 10, 2016
Clear Seeing
Chinese calligraphy: "Clear Seeing" in semi-cursive style. Original work.
Vipassanā (Pāli) or vipaśyanā in the Buddhist tradition means insight into the true nature of reality. It is often translated as "insight" or "clear-seeing."
Sumi ink on rice paper, mounted on raw canvas as wooden rod scroll. The image size is 7 by 12 in. The full scroll size is 8.5 by 22 in. Signed with the seal of the artist: "walking in the sky (sky dancer)."
The calligraphy is framed, ready to hang.
Vipassanā (Pāli) or vipaśyanā in the Buddhist tradition means insight into the true nature of reality. It is often translated as "insight" or "clear-seeing."
Sumi ink on rice paper, mounted on raw canvas as wooden rod scroll. The image size is 7 by 12 in. The full scroll size is 8.5 by 22 in. Signed with the seal of the artist: "walking in the sky (sky dancer)."
The calligraphy is framed, ready to hang.
May All Beings Be Free From Suffering
Looking inwardly, looking outwardly, there are so much suffering in the world. Only with a gentle, genuine heart of sadness, we are able to see the pain in ourselves and others. And we can hold them in our hearts like a mother would do.
Sumi ink on rice paper, mounted on paper scroll with silk-like paper-patterned matting. The image size is 11 by 34 in. The full scroll size is 15 by 54 in. The beautiful wooden rod at the bottom is 17.5 in. wide. See photo. Signed with the seals of the artist.
The calligraphy itself is framed, ready to hang.
Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Ninja Turtles!
Chinese calligraphy: "Ninja Turtles." Black ink on 100% silk with hanging wooden scroll; 20" by 8". Signed with the seal of the artist.
Never give up... May the power of Ninja be with you!
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Tuesday, August 16, 2016
Summer Green Tea!
Original Chinese calligraphy/ Zen painting work: A Matcha Tea Set. The wording is “Tea.”
Sumi ink on rice paper, mounted on an acid-free backing paper. The work is 8 by 9 in. with backing the size is 10″ by 11″. Signed with the artist’s seal: “Tao (the Way).” Ready to be put into a frame.
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Heart Sutra 心經
The Bodhisattva of compassion,noble Avalokiteshvara,
while practicing the
profound prajnaparamita, saw in this way:
he saw the five skandhas to be empty of nature, released all sufferings.
he saw the five skandhas to be empty of nature, released all sufferings.
O Shariputra, (a son or daughter of noble family who wishes to practice
the profound prajnaparamita should see in this way: seeing the five skandhas to
be empty of nature.) Form is emptiness; emptiness also is form. Emptiness is no
other than form; form is no other than emptiness. In the same way, feeling,
perception, formation , and consciousness are emptiness. Thus, Shariputra, all
dharmas are emptiness. There are no characteristics. There is no birth and no
cessation. There is no impurity and no purity. There is no decrease and no
increase. Therefore, Shariputra, in emptiness, there is no form, no feeling, no
perception, no formation, no consciousness; no eye, no ear, no nose, no tongue,
no body, no mind; no appearance, no sound, no smell, no taste, no touch, no
dharmas; no eye dhatu up to no mind dhatu, no dhatu of dharmas, no mind
consciousness dhatu; no ignorance, no end of ignorance up to no old age and
death, no end of old age and death; no suffering, no origin of suffering, no
cessation of suffering, no path, no wisdom, no attainment, and no
nonattainment. Therefore, Shariputra, since the bodhisattvas have no
attainment, they abide by means of prajnaparamita. Since there is no
obscuration of mind, there is no fear. They transcend falsity and attain
complete nirvana. All the buddhas of the three times, by means of
prajnaparamita, fully awaken to unsurpassable, true, complete enlightenment.
Therefore, the great mantra of prajnaparamita, the mantra of great insight, the
unsurpassed mantra, the unequalled mantra, the mantra that calms all suffering,
should be known as truth, since there is no deception. The prajnaparamita
mantra is said in this way:
OM GATE GATE PARAGATE PARASAMGATE BODHI SVAHA
(Gone, gone, gone beyond, gone completely beyond. So be it.)
Wednesday, August 10, 2016
The Rain
The rain is falling everywhere: on the rich, on the poor; on the happy people, on the sad people; on the crows, on the squirrels; on the greenery, and on the rocks. The rain is falling on everyone's roof. The rain is falling on everyone's head...
The rain is much needed for this season of dryness. It is so soothing and gentle, along with some breeze. Maybe we as human beings, really have no need for too much information, news, and gadgets? A little balance of elements feels good. I used to just welcome sunshine, now I also welcome the rain. Precious water drops, precious mellow sound, precious memories, precious love, precious moments of living... So full and so tender... this is a precious life.
Chinese calligraphy: Rain 雨. Sumi ink on paper, the size is 11 by 14 inches. The seal is an image of a bird.
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The rain is much needed for this season of dryness. It is so soothing and gentle, along with some breeze. Maybe we as human beings, really have no need for too much information, news, and gadgets? A little balance of elements feels good. I used to just welcome sunshine, now I also welcome the rain. Precious water drops, precious mellow sound, precious memories, precious love, precious moments of living... So full and so tender... this is a precious life.
Chinese calligraphy: Rain 雨. Sumi ink on paper, the size is 11 by 14 inches. The seal is an image of a bird.
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Tuesday, August 02, 2016
Tranquility
Within all the noises, we can still find the tranquility inside of our mind. Look inward, and, there it is! Safe and sound.
Black sumi ink on textured beige color Chinese rice paper with silver, blue, and light green background. The work size is 12.5" by 10.5". With the white edge the whole paper size is 16" by 11.5". Signed with the seal of the artist's name.
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Tuesday, July 26, 2016
Blue Zeppelin
Blue Zeppelin of semi-transparent shapes and brush marks. Upward movement with shimmering golden patches. Playful summer breeze of warm air. Life is to be truly alive!
Acrylic on canvas. Ready to hang.
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Composition 02
Composition 02. Acrylic on gessoed ground acid-free paper. Big space, big mind. Being ourselves. Relax, and breathe.
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Solo Show: Floating World – Albany, NY
Yeachin Tsai Painting Show: Floating World
Meet the Artist: 4/30, Sat. 2 to 5 PM
Artist Website: www.yeachin.net
Saturday, February 20, 2016
Coming and Going
Acrylic on rice paper, mounted on stretched canvas. Ready to hang. The size is 18 x 19 in.
Thursday, January 21, 2016
Birthd and Death
Once I heard the spiritual writer and teacher Eckhart Tolle talked about life and death. He said, death is the opposite of birth, not the opposite of life. Life is continuous transformation. Actually in Chinese, 生 (Sheng) - could mean "life" or "birth." So the subject should be "birth and death" instead of "life and death" since there is no end of life (lives).
Chinese calligraphy of an infinite Zen Circle. The wording from left to right is one sentence of the Heart Sutra: "no old age and death, and, no end of old age and death." Life as a river - endlessly, continuously flowing.
Original calligraphy work. Black sumi ink on textural rice paper, mounted on stretched canvas, ready to hang. 16" x 38" x 1". Signed with the red seal of the artist "Buddha's heart" at the right and "skydancer" at the left. The rice paper is a kind of famous Wen Zhou skin paper (mulberry paper), so the surface has some textures and creases as part of the paining. You can put it into any custom frame at your own choice.
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Friday, January 01, 2016
River Pebbles
In the morning walk I found those river pebbles. They are so sweet and gentle. Each one is perfect with the story of time to tell. I can't help to love them and hold them in my hands.
We are all perfect as we are.
Acrylic on canvas. Mounted on wood panel. Ready to hang. The size is 12 x 12 in.
We are all perfect as we are.
Acrylic on canvas. Mounted on wood panel. Ready to hang. The size is 12 x 12 in.
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