Deconstructed Buddha

[limr]

Seemed appropriate to go along with my incorporating more Buddhist philosophy into my life.


rs Buddha head by limrodrigues, on Flickr


rs Buddha third foot by limrodrigues, on Flickr


rs Buddha hand by limrodrigues, on Flickr


rs Buddha foot by limrodrigues, on Flickr

Mamiya C330 Arista 200, Caffenol. Had to tweak the contrast in post a bit because this film and this developer seem to create a bit more grain and a bit less contrast than I prefer.

 

[JustJazzie]

I love number one!

I studied a bit of Buddhism a while ago and found It fascinating, then we moved and I had to return the book to the library so I didn't get to finish.

 

[limr]

I love number one!

I studied a bit of Buddhism a while ago and found It fascinating, then we moved and I had to return the book to the library so I didn't get to finish.

Thanks! Hey, maybe that's what you can do - find a book on Buddhism to replace the lame boudoir photography book on your Kindle

 

[oldhippy]

As they say " If you meet Buddha on the road kill him. " It about personal enlightenment. Nothing else.
BTW your pictures are stunning. Thanks for posting Ed

 

[JustJazzie]

Thanks! Hey, maybe that's what you can do - find a book on Buddhism to replace the lame boudoir photography book on your Kindle

:giggle: Not a bad idea! Religion in general fascinates me. I liked the idea of Buddhism though. Any reccommendations?

 

[oldhippy]

Thanks! Hey, maybe that's what you can do - find a book on Buddhism to replace the lame boudoir photography book on your Kindle

:giggle: Not a bad idea! Religion in general fascinates me. I liked the idea of Buddhism though. Any reccommendations?

Siddhartha by Herman Hess
Siddhartha: Hermann Hesse, W. K. Marriott: 9781492964964: Amazon.com: Books

 

[robbins.photo]

I dunno, I've always preferred my spiritual leaders to come fully assembled. I mean I don't mind slapping in a couple of batteries - but that's pretty much where I draw the line.

Lol

 

[limr]

Thanks! Hey, maybe that's what you can do - find a book on Buddhism to replace the lame boudoir photography book on your Kindle

:giggle: Not a bad idea! Religion in general fascinates me. I liked the idea of Buddhism though. Any reccommendations?

Well, I just starting my own reading into the subject. I don't have a Kindle but I have a tablet with a Kindle app and a tight budget, so I went looking for some that I could either download or add to the Cloud for free, but that also got good reviews.

"The Essence of Buddhism" by David Tuffley is really more of a pamphlet, but I found it useful to just get a quick overview before I started going deeper into the details. I just started "How to Practice: The Way to a Meaningful Life" by the Dalai Lama and I'm enjoying it a lot. It's also not very long so it won't take long. Next on deck is "Modern Buddhism" by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. Volumes 1, 2 and 3.

That's what I'm starting with.

 

[limr]

Oh yes, and as Ed suggests, Siddhartha. I read that years ago, recently re-read it and liked it even more.

 

[limr]

As they say " If you meet Buddha on the road kill him. " It about personal enlightenment. Nothing else.
BTW your pictures are stunning. Thanks for posting Ed

Thanks, Ed!
I only have control over myself, so I might as well make use of that

 

[terri]

Oh yes, and as Ed suggests, Siddhartha. I read that years ago, recently re-read it and liked it even more.

That one's on my list, too!

Love #1 in particular.

 

[limr]

Oh yes, and as Ed suggests, Siddhartha. I read that years ago, recently re-read it and liked it even more.

That one's on my list, too!

Love #1 in particular.

Thanks, terri! #1 seems to be the favorite. I like that one the best, too. The others I like more in relation to each other as a series rather stand-alone pictures. In the second shot, you can see a foot in the background. It's hard to see in the small version, though. So I like that there's a large head and smaller background foot in one picture, then the hand, then a large foot and a smaller background head in the last picture.

 

[oldhippy]

As they say " If you meet Buddha on the road kill him. " It about personal enlightenment. Nothing else.
BTW your pictures are stunning. Thanks for posting Ed

Thanks, Ed!
I only have control over myself, so I might as well make use of that

When asked "What do you do after you find enlightenment. Don Juan replied to Carlos Castaneda. You go back home and drive a cab.

 

[limr]

Yup, pretty much! :lmao:

 

[Derrel]

Oh, wow--the head, and that giant HAND!!! What a pair of photos! The hand keeps drawing me back to it. It's just so...weird! I love it. This is just such an unusual post...Deconstructed Buddha...I've never,ever seen such a thing as this.