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The Daily Dharma – August 29, 2021

Let [the wise person] chasten and teach youAnd keep you from mischief.The world may hate him,But good people love him. Do not look for bad… Read More »The Daily Dharma – August 29, 2021

Oil painting of the full moon partially obscured behind clouds high above a the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in Taos, New Mexico Moon, Clouds, Mountain, Night, Original oil on canvas, 10" x 8" Framed prints and canvases, digital download, commercial and advertising licensing of photographs by Seamus Berkeley.

The Daily Dharma – August 28, 2021

For a moment, I was able to stand back from my own mind and see it from a deeper perspective, as it were. There as… Read More »The Daily Dharma – August 28, 2021

On trip through the southwest United States, stopped at a bridge in a remote area of Utah. The silence was profound; it seemed as if the rocks surrounding the area were absorbing all the sound. Then there was the sun hovering above the confluence of the Colorado and Dirty Devil Rivers, just above the horizon to the west only a few minutes before sunset. Memorable moment of nature in it's awesome display of beauty and inspiration for this painting! Baffling Silence, Original oil on canvas, 12" x 7" Framed prints and canvases, digital download, commercial and advertising licensing of photographs by Seamus Berkeley.

The Daily Dharma – August 27, 2021

Today the unnecessary suffering on this earth is great for people who could have “known better,” and should have been taught better by their religions.… Read More »The Daily Dharma – August 27, 2021

The Daily Dharma – August 26, 2021

Another woman [who was asked to cast her memory back across your whole life and bringing to mind two things that she did that were… Read More »The Daily Dharma – August 26, 2021

The Daily Dharma – August 25, 2021

It’s funny. In my country (Viet Nam), the husband refers to his wife as “my home.” The wife refers to her husband as “my home.”… Read More »The Daily Dharma – August 25, 2021

Oil painting of a sliver of a moon in a dark blue evening sky with orange and yellow glow of the sun below the horizon all framed by dark leaves of trees. Walking Home, Original oil on canvas, 9.5" x 9.5" Framed prints and canvases, digital download, commercial and advertising licensing of photographs by Seamus Berkeley.

The Daily Dharma – August 24, 2021

There is a growing surge of interest in these practices [of healing in nature], perhaps in response to some of the problematic failures of industrial… Read More »The Daily Dharma – August 24, 2021

Oil painting still life of two bright red peppers and a yellow-green copper vase in a setting of white, red and orange fabrics. Red Peppers, Green Vase, Original oil on canvas, 4" x 10" Framed prints and canvases, digital download, commercial and advertising licensing of photographs by Seamus Berkeley.

The Daily Dharma – August 23, 2021

Continuing from The Untethered Soul… The bottom line is, you’ll never be free of problems until you are free from the part within that has… Read More »The Daily Dharma – August 23, 2021

Still life oil painting of an orange on a white fabric with red and blue background fabrics. Created as a demonstration for the oil painting instructional video ‘Fundamentals of Painting’. Orange, Red, Grey and Blue, Original oil on canvas, 8" x 10" Framed prints and canvases, digital download, commercial and advertising licensing of photographs by Seamus Berkeley.

The Daily Dharma – August 22, 2021

Your inner growth is completely dependent upon the realization that the only way to find peace and contentment is to stop thinking about yourself. You’re… Read More »The Daily Dharma – August 22, 2021

Monochromatic blue oil painting still life study of a bottle and glass on a stack of books. Blues, Original oil on canvas, 5.5" x 5" Framed prints and canvases, digital download, commercial and advertising licensing of photographs by Seamus Berkeley.

The Daily Dharma – August 21, 2021

The wise [person] tells youWhere you have fallenAnd where you yet may fall –Invaluable secrets!Follow her, follow the way. The DhammapadaChapter: The Wise [Person]

The Daily Dharma – August 20, 2021

When we have fully integrated the Buddha Way, we don’t need rules, shoulds, dos, and don’ts, and in this way we are unable to act… Read More »The Daily Dharma – August 20, 2021