Suffering and the End of Suffering
Spring 2001 Vol. 17 #2
Spring 2001 Vol. 17 #2
Consciousness:
That which Knows.
Thinks thoughts,
Writes prose,
Paints paintings,
Tickles toes.
Aware-of ness,
Consciousness:
Not an atom,
Nor a force,
Know no laws
That guide its course.
Yet surely it’s
A noble part,
Majestic stroke
Of cosmic art.
A piece of puzzle,
Line or verse,
In our song:
The Universe.
Con-scious-ness!
∞
From the Spring 2001 issue of Inquiring Mind (Vol. 17, No. 2)
Text © Gary Turchin
Art © Marianne Kolb. Paths in the shadow-break, No. 17. 16″ x 11″. 2000. Mixed media on canvas. Used by permission.
Author
Artist
Marianne Kolb is a Swiss artist living and working in the San Francisco Bay Area. What she looks for in her work is "that edge, the place that really brings us to what we are all about."