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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

The Daily Dharma – August 18, 2021

My Heart Burns Like Fire Soyen Shaku, the first Zen teacher to come to America, said: “My heart burns like fire but my eyes are… Read More »The Daily Dharma – August 18, 2021

One of a series of oil paintings for the project ‘Plenty Hidden’, a collaboration between Seamus Berkeley, painter, and Amy Moon, author, exploring the modern phenomenon of self-storage, how prevalent it is in America and yet almost completely hidden from our awareness. Orange in Blue, Original oil on canvas, 12" x 10"

The Daily Dharma – August 17, 2021

The Voice in the Head (continued) I was still thinking about her when I was in the men’s room prior to entering the library. As… Read More »The Daily Dharma – August 17, 2021

The Daily Dharma – August 16, 2021

The Voice in the Head (continued) I was somewhat taken aback by what I had just witnessed. A mature first-year student at twenty-five, I saw… Read More »The Daily Dharma – August 16, 2021

One in a series of paintings entitled ‘Looking Up’, which investigates where we tend to see when walking outside in urban areas. The paintings illustrate other aspects of the visual landscape that is often overlooked when we are focused on what is closer to our feet or toward the horizon. From a study ‘Green Light’. Big Green Light, Original oil on canvas, 40" x 20"

The Daily Dharma – August 15, 2021

The Voice in the Head (continued) As the train approached Tottenham Court Road Station, she stood up and walked toward the door with still no… Read More »The Daily Dharma – August 15, 2021

The Daily Dharma – August 14, 2021

The Voice in the Head The first glimpse of awareness came to me when I was a first-year student at the University of London. I… Read More »The Daily Dharma – August 14, 2021

Oil painting of white clouds in a dark blue sky, lit from above by bright sunlight in the high desert of Taos, New Mexico, Land of Enchantment. White Below, Blue Above, Original oil on canvas, 10" x 12.5"

The Daily Dharma – August 13, 2021

“Let them know my work.Let everyone look to me for direction.”Such are [the fool’s] desires,Such is her swelling pride. One way leads to wealth and… Read More »The Daily Dharma – August 13, 2021

The Daily Dharma – August 12, 2021

When you have completed [the reflection of casting your memory back across your whole life and bringing to mind two things that you did that… Read More »The Daily Dharma – August 12, 2021

Living and working near the San Francisco East Bay offered many memorable scenes, like this one looking westward from César E. Chávez Park toward Tiburon and Sausalito. It is always fascinating to see how the clouds float above the water, often brightly lit by the sunlight from above and reflecting the colors of the water from below. Original oil painting on canvas, framed, ready to hang. Remembering the Bay I, Original oil on canvas, 5.5" x 18.5"

The Daily Dharma – August 11, 2021

Our True Home When you practice the bell of mindfulness, you breath in, and you listen deeply to the sound of the bell, and you… Read More »The Daily Dharma – August 11, 2021