This or That_081

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A hand-drawn journal page featuring various sketches, symbols, and handwritten notes related to themes of freedom, light, and spiritual growth.

Title: This or That_081
Alternative Title: This or That
Creator: Karen Blessen
Date: 2022-2023
Description: The page is divided into two sections. On the left, there are sketches and notes related to "The River," "The other shore," and "All fetters fall away," with symbols like chains, a lighthouse, and a boat. On the right, there are more sketches and notes about "Rising above the duality of the world," "Imagery," "Beauty," "Haar," "Shine like the moon with no clouds," and "An impure mind." The layout is informal, with handwritten text and doodles scattered throughout the page.
Identifier: B-2022_050622 to 2023 102523_THIS OR THAT
Dates Completed: May 6, 2022 - October 25, 2023
Keywords: Visual journal; Photographs; 2022; Deep rest; American LOVE Project; 29 Pieces; Sundown plans; Reinvigoration; This Moment in Time; Timeline; Loose ends; Original vision; Artists Making a Kinder World; Curriculum; Brandon Woodard; Prison; THIS OR THAT; IF THIS THEN THAT; Dhammapada; Eknath Easwaran; Meditation; Kelly’s mother; Grief; Anxiety; Summer heat; Garden loss; Nervous breakdown; Fort Worth; Hotel retreat; Art museums; Botanical garden; Construction noise; Emotional overwhelm; Daily choices; Goya; Beatrix Potter; Hokusai; Rico Lebrun; Future direction; Circumstantial clarity
Transcription: Left Page:
- Visual Elements
- Fragments - a world of fragments
- The River
- The other shore
- Throw off chains
- All fetters fall away (chain or manacles used to restrain a person - usually at the ankle)
- Free from bondage
- Chains of fear
- Radiance of love
- Day
- Night
- Shine like the sun
- The moon
- Shed evil

Right Page:
- Give or gift presents stuff
- Stay in hell
- Find heaven
- Light our torch from the fire of an illuminated one's sacrifice.
- Mustard seed on a needle
- CREATE CHARACTERS
- Water on a lotus leaf
- BLOOMS
- NEEDLES
- LITTLE STUFF
- KEYS
- Rising above the duality of the world
- Imagery
- Beauty
- Haar
- Beauty
- Pain
- An impure mind
- A mind from which sorrow and self will are banished
Rights: To inquire about usage, please contact Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries. These images are for educational use only. Not all images are available for publication.
Is Part Of: This or That
Relation: Image Gallery