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I tried to come up with names for these tables. I thought about naming them after cities, or dharma words, or proper names like Susan, or Bill. I couldn’t come up with anything that didn’t seem incredibly contrived. So “Bonsai table #” is what it is.
Considering how name and form – nama and rupa – are such prominent links in the chain of dependent origination, you’d think naming things might come easier.
When it comes to names I prefer dependent origination to emptiness. From my western perspective emptiness has a connotation that doesn’t seem to fit the concept well enough. Things, phenomena, aren’t empty exactly, they’re full of everything. They’re empty of anything inherent, but full of every cause and condition that brought it to be. Ultimately, the name isn’t really important at all. It’s the experience of bringing that truth into your being.
Super blurry pics 🙁 Turns out the lens on my phone is scratched. A lot. So think of this one as having “ambiance”. After the holidays I’ll probably replace my phone and can take better process shots again. Until then it’ll be soft focus like a falling in love scene in a 70s romance movie. The product shots I shoot with my wife’s Nikon digital SLR.
The tree in the product shots is wild caught privet, in training for about 2 or 3 years. The set up is a small 3 trunk forest group.
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